Landed in New York at the end of the 2022 season, as part of a trade sending starter Jordan Montgomery to the St. Louis Cardinals, Harrison Bader could not claim his worth due to a injury that caused him to miss several games.
Returning in time for the post-season playoffs, Bader was able to show Yankees fans what an important player he can be in his new organization.
The next season will tell us more about who will come out ahead of this transaction involving two very good players.
In an effort to make his mark when the team opens their next training camp, the center fielder is spending time with Yankees batting coach Dillon Lawson to improve his batting decision-making .
Since arriving in the Majors in 2017, Bader has never hit more than .267 and he is aware that he can improve the offensive aspect of his game, he who has nothing left to prove. at the defensive level.
Asked how he foresees his first full season in the Bronx, Bader admits to feeling good and says he is ready for a championship season. Bader is recovering from a foot injury that was hampering his weight shift and, in turn, hampering his batting momentum.
In his conversations with Lawson, Bader isn’t looking to reinvent himself and become a different player than he was in St. Louis, but he does want to get better when it comes to choosing which shot to take. swing or not. He also seeks to improve the speed of his hands and his stick in order to become a more effective offensive weapon.
The 2023 training camp will be a great opportunity for him to better integrate into his new team, as he barely had time to unpack in 2022. Playing in a new league, with new pitchers, is a game-changer and Harrison Bader wants to take every opportunity given to him to win top honors in a New York Yankees uniform.
His time with his new batting coach proves he’s not resting on his laurels and wants to become a better athlete.
