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• Angels' Justin Bour: Latches on with Angels

  12/13/2018 • By RotoWire Staff

  Bour agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Angels on Wednesday, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports. Bour split time with the Marlins and Phillies in 2018, slashing a combined .227/.341/.404 with 20 homers across 141 games. He posted an .819 OPS against right-handed pitching in 2018 -- compared to his .570 mark against southpaws -- so he seems like a strong candidate to settle into the strong side of a platoon at first base with Albert Pujols.

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• Justin Bour: Cast off roster

  12/01/2018 • By RotoWire Staff

  Bour was non-tendered by the Phillies on Friday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports. Bour was booted off the 40-man roster earlier in the month to make space for a prospect prior to the Rule 5 draft, and he'll search for work elsewhere following the Phillies' latest move. The 30-year-old first baseman slashed .227/.341/.404 with 20 home runs and 59 RBI over 141 games in 2018.

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• Phillies' Justin Bour: Outrighted from 40-man roster

  11/14/2018 • By RotoWire Staff

  Bour was cast off the 40-man roster and outrighted to the minors Wednesday, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. Bour is now available to be claimed off waivers after the Phillies elected to free up his 40-man spot for a younger prospect they want to protect ahead of the Rule 5 draft. The first baseman was traded to Philadelphia from Miami in mid-August, and wound up slashing just .224/.296/.347 with one home run and five RBI in his brief time on the diamond (49 plate appearances) with his new team. A disabled list stint due to an oblique injury didn't help matters, but Bour was barely utilized in Philadelphia, only making a handful of starts in his month-and-a-half stay. In 2017, Bour hit .289 with a .902 OPS, 25 home runs and 83 RBI, so he has the potential to to be a strong left-handed bat for a team in need. In the event that Bour clears waivers, expect him to reject an outright assignment to the minors and choose to become a free agent.

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• Phillies' Justin Bour: Returns from DL

  09/02/2018 • By RotoWire Staff

  The Phillies activated Bour (oblique) from the 10-day disabled list ahead of Sunday's game against the Cubs. Bour missed the minimum amount of time with the minor left oblique strain and was able to rejoin the Phillies without requiring a rehab assignment beforehand. With Carlos Santana locked in as the Phillies' everyday first baseman and the team recently adding another corner-infield option to the roster in Jose Bautista, Bour will likely struggle to find consistent at-bats now that he's healthy again.

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• Phillies' Justin Bour: Resumes swinging

  08/31/2018 • By RotoWire Staff

  Bour (oblique) took some swings Friday for the first time since injuring his oblique Aug. 22, Matt Gelb of The Athletic Philadelphia reports. Bour is eligible to return Sunday, though manager Gabe Kapler expects him to be activated "some time next week", so he'll likely be out for a few days longer than the minimum. He'll return to a part-time role once he's healthy.

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