When the Phillies acquired Justin Bour during the August waiver trade period it raised several eyebrows across the Delaware Valley. For a team that values versatility, adding a first baseman who looks like an NFL linebacker didn’t feel like a fit.
With Carlos Santana entrenched at first base Bour became a bat off the bench that did very little in 29 games thanks to an oblique strain. Bour hit just .229 with four extra-base hits and became a forgotten man late in the season.
Philadelphia still has Bour under team control for two seasons after trading pitching prospect McKenzie Milton to Miami.