Justin Bour was a perfect fit in the Marlins clubhouse, but incompatible with the type of team they hope to eventually contend with.
On August 10, the Fish completed a trade to send their first baseman to the Phillies along with nearly half a million dollars in cash in exchange for left-hander McKenzie Mills. Less than a month later, Bour is back in Miami, but wearing foreign colors for a new employer that still has meaningful games to play down the stretch.
Bour had true affection for the organization that allowed him to break through to the big leagues.