Here’s Part 1 of Phillies Nation’s Stay or Go series.
Should the Phillies re-sign outfielder Harrison Bader this offseason? He has a $10 million mutual option for 2026 with a $3 million buyout. The player has the right to accept or decline the option first. Bader is expected to decline his end of the mutual option and test the market.
Bader was traded from the Minnesota Twins to the Phillies at the 2025 trade deadline. He became the Phillies’ everyday center fielder shortly after the trade and produced both at the plate and on defense.