Sources: Phils fill OF need, get Bader from Twins

The Philadelphia Phillies are successful statement connected a woody to get outfielder Harrison Bader from the Minnesota Twins, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan connected Thursday.

Two prospects, outfielder Hendry Mendez and right-hander Geremy Villoria, volition spell to the Twins successful the deal, sources said.

The Phillies had antecedently picked up ex-Twins person Jhoan Duran, 1 of the champion relievers available, but inactive had a request successful their outfield. Bader, 31, fills that with a premium mitt and a right-handed bat who tin platoon with a mates of left-handed hitters successful Max Kepler and Brandon Marsh.

Bader won a Gold Glove portion playing halfway tract for the St. Louis Cardinals successful 2021 and moved to near successful bid to accommodate Byron Buxton upon signing a one-year, $6.25 cardinal declaration with the Twins earlier this year. Bader has contributed 4 outs supra mean successful near field, 3rd astir astatine the position, but besides continues to people retired arsenic positive defensively successful center.

He was besides successful the midst of 1 of his champion violative seasons, slashing .258/.338/.439 with 12 location runs and 10 stolen bases successful 96 games. His splits were beauteous adjacent -- .779 OPS against righties, .774 OPS against lefties -- but Bader figures to get astir of his playing clip against opposing left-handed pitchers moving forward. His woody includes a $10 cardinal communal enactment for 2026, the worth of which tin summation upon gathering definite playing-time thresholds.

Mendez, 21, was primitively signed retired of the Dominican Republic and was slashing .290/.374/.434 successful 85 games successful Double-A, portion seeing clip mostly successful near field. Villoria is simply a 16-year-old signee from Venezuela who was pitching retired of the Phillies' Dominican academy. Neither was considered among the Phillies' champion prospects.