Back to the St Louis Cardinals Newsfeed

With running catch and hard slide, Bader makes his presence felt in loss

Related Topics: Running, Felt, Caught, Mike Matheny

"Harrison will run through the wall," manager Mike Matheny said after the Cardinals' 4-0 loss to the Pirates. "He has the closing speed to make spectacular catches."

Though he's only appeared in 42 of the Cardinals' 55 games, Bader leads the team in Wins Above Replacement, according to Baseball-Reference.com. The site also says the center fielder has nine defensive runs saved. Of his 1.7 Wins Above Replacement, 0.9 come from defense.