JUPITER, Fla. -- Gold Glove-winning outfielder Harrison Bader and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a two-year, $10.4 million contract and avoided salary arbitration.
Bader gets a $1 million signing bonus as part of the deal and salaries of $4.7 million in each of the next two seasons.
Bader’s 2023 salary can increase by an additional $2.25 million: $250,000 each for 350 plate appearances or 85 starts, 400-98 and 450-111, and $500,000 apiece for 500-124, 550-137 and 600-150.
He had bests of a .267 average, 16 homers and 50 RBIs in 103 games last season and has a career average of .244 with 47 homers, 147 RBIs and 40 stolen bases in parts of five seasons.