Bummer! Harrison Bader will remain a Giant (for now)

Per John Shea and others, Buster Posey has told reporters at the GM Meetings in Las Vegas that Harrison Bader will remain in the Giants organization. After suspending him without pay for the final two months of 2026, there was some thought that the team would go through the administrative procedure needed to void his $13 million salary for 2027. Alas!

As Alex Pavlovic notes, “there will be an official update from MLB and Giants on the Harrison Bader situation soon,” which could mean that a suspension of some sort is in the offing. The incident that caused the team to suspend him — getting drunk the night before the team had booked him a flight to see a specialist to examine his injured foot…