The outfield defense will have a new look following the addition of Harrison Bader. Buster Posey confirmed to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area that Bader will take over in center field, moving Jung Hoo Lee to right field.
Buster Posey confirms shift in defensive alignment for SF Giants
On Friday, the Giants finalized Bader’s two-year deal. To create space on the 40-man roster, Kai-Wei Teng was shipped to the Houston Astros.
When the offseason began, Posey highlighted outfield defense as one of the priorities to address. Regardless of the defensive metric you consume, their outfield defense was one of the worst in baseball.