GLENDALE, Ariz. • They’re a certain breed, these outfielders who see the warning track as simply a suggestion.
Take Aaron Rowand, the old Phillie, who famously braced himself for running into the wall with his nose. It’s like the old adage that a hitter would gladly break a bat for a hit; Rowand would gladly break his face to catch a fly ball.
The Cardinals have a guy like this. And sure enough, Harrison Bader’s manager in the Arizona Fall League is Aaron Rowand.
“It’s funny, we talk about that a lot,” Cardinals prospect Paul DeJong said, referring to his brash teammate, Bader.