March 22, 2020 2:58 PM : Bader, who hit .229 (8-for-35) across 12 Grapefruit League games during spring training, is likely to keep his starting center field job to open the season, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Rogers adds that the one exception could be if another outfielder "forces the issue." If other candidates were being evaluated solely from an offensive perspective, it wouldn't be difficult to find more productive alternatives as both Lane Thomas and Dylan Carlson had much better springs at the plate. Nevertheless, Bader's defense is key to likely keeping him in the lineup on a near-everyday basis, but he'll need to improve on the unsightly .205/.314/.366 line and 28.8 percent strikeout rate he generated last season to remain a fixture in the starting lineup throughout the 2020 campaign.