Bourjos Back!

[Broad Street]

For app the speed he had, he wasn't the greatest at swiping bags.

[NJHalo]

Officially diving in our own dumpster 

[Docwaukee]

I think we're starving for some action considering that we're on our 3rd page of a Peter Bourjos signing to a minor league contract.  

[Second Base]

2 hours ago, Dochalo said:

I think we're starving for some action considering that we're on our 3rd page of a Peter Bourjos signing to a minor league contract.  

Yeah, yet another slow moving offseason. We'll see what happens at the Winter Meetings, but if that proves to be uneventful, it'll mark a disturbing trend with consequences we haven't even thought of yet.

[Docwaukee]

5 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Yeah, yet another slow moving offseason. We'll see what happens at the Winter Meetings, but if that proves to be uneventful, it'll mark a disturbing trend with consequences we haven't even thought of yet.

will be interesting to see if teams are as conservative as last year.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 11/16/2018 at 7:09 PM, tdawg87 said:

Reggie gets points for being named Reggie.

I remember reading about a speedy center fielder named reggie willits. Then when I first saw him feeling like a dick, for assuming.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Ill have to dig in the closet, but I think I have a bourjos jersey somewhere? So, score!

[Stradling]

15 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Ill have to dig in the closet, but I think I have a bourjos jersey somewhere? So, score!

Did he sign it?

[Stradling]

Also did you know he was coming back?

[ukyah]

2 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

I remember reading about a speedy center fielder named reggie willits. Then when I first saw him feeling like a dick, for assuming.

two words, hank conger.

[totdprods]

21 hours ago, Second Base said:

Yeah, yet another slow moving offseason. We'll see what happens at the Winter Meetings, but if that proves to be uneventful, it'll mark a disturbing trend with consequences we haven't even thought of yet.

Not unusual for things to be quiet up until Thanksgiving in recent years. 

[IEAngelsfan]

16 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

I remember reading about a speedy center fielder named reggie willits. Then when I first saw him feeling like a dick, for assuming.

Yeah, I thought he was taller too.

[Brandon]

Great thread. A MHD and Reggie Willits sighting.

I remember seeing his name here and thought it was cool the Angels signed another black player.

[Glen]

On 11/17/2018 at 12:20 PM, Dochalo said:

I think we're starving for some action considering that we're on our 3rd page of a Peter Bourjos signing to a minor league contract.  

 

[Rally Gorilla]

On 11/16/2018 at 3:24 PM, totdprods said:

Man, I forgot how great his 2011 year was. .271/.327/.438/.765, 116 OPS+, 26 doubles, 11 triples, 12 homers, 22 stolen bases. 5 WAR.

Great luck, eh?   Guy tears it up and gets displaced by the greatest player of our generation.   I always felt bad for him. 

[T.G.]

Early on I thought he was going to be like the "good version" of Jacoby Ellsbury...

I'm not the best talent evaluator.

[m0nkey]

43 minutes ago, Rally Gorilla said:

Great luck, eh?   Guy tears it up and gets displaced by the greatest player of our generation.   I always felt bad for him. 

I hear you but after 2011 he hit .234/.293/.361.

[ScottT]

49 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Early on I thought he was going to be like the "good version" of Jacoby Ellsbury...

I'm not the best talent evaluator.

That's how "Bourjesus" came to be.

Things weren't going well for the club. Bourjos, being fast, and very anti Machado, was deemed exciting by many.  His minor league track record wasn't exceptional, though.  Like Jesus'? People lost their minds over this likable young speedster.

I grew to like the guy... he had a great year... played good defense... but even that now seems like it was overhyped.

[Hubs]

He had a 4.9 WAR season in 2011, he was not over hyped. Do you know how many 4.9+ WAR seasons the Angels have had out of their offensive guys since?

Trout in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Hunter in 2012, Kendrick in 2014, Simmons in 2017, Simmons in 2018.

 

[Dtwncbad]

On 11/17/2018 at 11:08 PM, ukyah said:

two words, hank conger.

Wally Joyner.

[Dtwncbad]

1 hour ago, Hubs said:

He had a 4.9 WAR season in 2011, he was not over hyped. Do you know how many 4.9+ WAR seasons the Angels have had out of their offensive guys since?

Trout in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Hunter in 2012, Kendrick in 2014, Simmons in 2017, Simmons in 2018.

 

Yes he was way, way overrated when he put up that season.  I said 100 times he was a 4th OF.  That he got hot but it was not likely he would really be able to maintain anything close to that.  I was ridiculously mocked for insisting the Angels should probably plan on him to be a good 4th OF and no more.

I wasn't alone. Lots of people said the same thing, yet many were just intoxicated with this budding superstar as a critical core piece to build around.

He was definitely way overvalued at that point.

[ScottT]

He wasn't overhyped. There was no hype aside from wishful thinking Angels fans 

He wasn't good when he first got called up.  He wasn't particularly good in the minors. People still were overly excited about him. Before his great season 

[T.G.]

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Can he catch?.....

 

Guy with speed to burn! But, has zero skills in stealing a base......

[ten ocho recon scout]

7 hours ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Can he catch?.....

 

Guy with speed to burn! But, has zero skills in stealing a base......

Isnt that weird? Guy like him, with his speed, but isnt swiping bags left and right. Then you have bobby abreu, stealing 20 a year.