The veteran outfielder brings great defense and a steady bat to a club that needs as much versatility as possible

Bader’s 3-run home run put the Phillies ahead for good. It was eclipsed by Kyle Schwarber’s grand slam four batters later, and the final ledger in the 13-3 win showed Edmundo Sosa and Weston Wilson piling on long balls in the eighth. But when the dam broke, Bader had his hands on the sledgehammer.

Harrison Bader lifts a go-ahead three-run home run to left field, his first hit and homer as a Phillie, to break a 3-3 tie in the 6th inning