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Grading Phillies biggest acquisitions for 2018 season

By John Town

MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 4: Jake Arrieta #49 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws a pitch during the first inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on September 4, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 4: Jake Arrieta #49 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws a pitch during the first inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on September 4, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 15: Justin Bour #33 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a two run single against the Miami Marlins during the second inning of a game at Citizens Bank Park on September 15, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

Justin Bour

Philadelphia Phillies. JUSTIN BOUR. D+. . 1B

As soon as the Phillies acquired Justin Bour, there was a clamor for him to become the starter at first base over Carlos Santana. However, Bour was hitting just .227, albeit with a .759 OPS, for the Marlins before being traded. Manager Gabe Kapler insisted Bour would remain a bench option, and he largely has, starting just seven games at first base.

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Bour has been okay but not special since joining the Phillies. In 39 plate appearances, he has a .257/.333/.400 line with one home run and four runs batted in. In 12 pinch-hit appearances, he has just two singles with two runs batted in. He spent the 10-day minimum on the disabled list at the end of August.

Bour’s best game as a Phillie came against the Nationals Aug. 22, which was also when he strained his oblique. He had an RBI double and solo home run but also struck out with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth before Ryan Zimmerman hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the inning. That strikeout is when Bour suffered the injury.

Bour’s future in Philadelphia is murky at best. He is still under team control through 2020, so the club could certainly keep him moving forward. With that being said, they already have an issue of too many first basemen without factoring Bour into the equation. He could become trade bait during the offseason or just wind up being outright released.

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Bour really hasn’t given Philadelphia much since joining the team, although some of that can be blamed on his usage and his injury. They traded McKenzie Mills, who wasn’t an even a Top 30 prospect coming into the year, so at least it’s not like they lost out on something huge for Bour. Considering where the team is now, this trade wound up being a wash.

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