Amidst all the anticipation of watching who is moved in the days before the trade deadline, we have learned that the Cardinals have optioned CF Harrison Bader to Triple-A Memphis. According to Rick Hummel of the Post-Dispatch, Lane Thomas will be recalled before Tuesday’s game against the Cubs. Bader’s usage has been a polarizing topic, while I will not necessarily take a stance here, I thought it would be useful to revisit the way in which Bader has been deployed by the Cards so far.
BADER TRAJECTORY
April
Awarded that job after the Tommy Pham trade last year, he was slated to be the starter there for the future.