{"id":108263,"date":"2025-07-31T18:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/108263\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T18:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:57:09","slug":"philadelphia-phillies-acquire-of-harrison-bader-from-minnesota-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/108263\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Phillies acquire OF Harrison Bader from Minnesota Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  Phillies acquire closer Jhoan Duran from Twins before MLB trade deadline <\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a637f4dcfa14804c0764943e6f5fc292.jpg\"   class=\"temp__img\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/video\/phillies-acquire-closer-jhoan-duran-from-twins-before-mlb-trade-deadline\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>          Phillies acquire closer Jhoan Duran from Twins before MLB trade deadline<\/p>\n<p>          00:29<\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the second time in two days, the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins hooked up for a deal before Thursday&#8217;s 6 p.m. trade deadline. The Phillies have acquired outfielder Harrison Bader from the Twins for a pair of prospects.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies sent outfielder Hendry Mendez and right-handed pitcher Geremy Villoria. In a corresponding move, the Phillies designated pitcher Brett de Geus for assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Bader, 31, hit .258\/.339\/.439 with a .778 OPS and a 2.8 bWAR in 96 games this season with Minnesota. His splits this season are even \u2014 he has a .779 OPS vs. righties and .774 OPS against lefties. He plays all three outfield positions, though he&#8217;s played mostly in left field this season. He also grades out well defensively.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old signed with the Twins in February. The Phillies will be his sixth team since 2022. Bader will add a needed righty bat to the Phillies&#8217; outfield. Where he fits into the puzzle is the looming question.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/jhoan-duran-phillies-twins-mlb-trade-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">acquired &#8220;legitimate&#8221; closer Jhoan Duran<\/a>\u00a0from the Twins on Wednesday night for a pair of top 100 prospects, catcher Eduardo Tait and pitcher Mick Abel.<\/p>\n<p>Duran, 27, brings a high-velocity arm to the back of the Phillies&#8217; bullpen, and he has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5494315\/2024\/05\/15\/jhoan-duran-twins-walkout-entrance\/?source=user_shared_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">one of the most popular on-field entrances<\/a>\u00a0among MLB closers. He throws 100 mph fastballs and 97.5 mph &#8220;splinkers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After trading for Duran on Wednesday, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski told reporters in Chicago that the Phils weren&#8217;t done looking to improve. The club was done shopping for bullpen arms but still was looking to add another bat, preferably a righty. Bader fits that description.<\/p>\n<p>Mendez was the Phillies&#8217; No. 12-ranked prospect, according to MLB.com. He&#8217;s hitting .290\/.374\/.434 with a .808 OPS in 85 games in Double-A in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Villoria has started five games, posting a 4.50 ERA in the Dominican Summer League.<\/p>\n<p>\n        More from CBS News\n      <\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/tom-dougherty\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom  Dougherty<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Tom Dougherty is a digital content producer for CBS Philadelphia. Before joining CBS Philadelphia, Tom covered sports for NBC Sports Philadelphia. 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