Justin Bour's deal looks pretty good

[Second Base]

2 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Peter Bourjos 

[T.G.]

2 minutes ago, Second Base said:

I dunno, I mean he'll probably be hitting directly behind Trout, Ohtani and Upton.  All three of those guys are pretty good at getting on base.  Or perhaps they'll put Simmons in front of him. 

I was making a bad joke...

[Second Base]

Just now, True Grich said:

I was making a bad joke...

[Tank]

looks like second base has discoverd the gif button.

[eligrba]

I don't think he stays employed as an Angel passed April at this rate.

He is awful.

 

[DMVol]

1 minute ago, eligrba said:

I don't think he stays employed as an Angel passed April at this rate.

He is awful.

Unless Thaiss is ready, we're not exactly loaded with alternatives...

[eligrba]

2 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Unless Thaiss is ready, we're not exactly loaded with alternatives...

I wonder if Bour will be the one released to make room for Ohtani?  He is quickly clarifying the 1B/DH situation.

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, eligrba said:

I wonder if Bour will be the one released to make room for Ohtani?  He is quickly clarifying the 1B/DH situation.

I think that will require two moves, because we will still need a back up 1st baseman.  

[DMVol]

30 minutes ago, eligrba said:

I wonder if Bour will be the one released to make room for Ohtani?  He is quickly clarifying the 1B/DH situation.

 

26 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I think that will require two moves, because we will still need a back up 1st baseman.  

More likely a primary 1bman....I just don't think Pujols will last very long as anything close to an every day 1bman....we'll find out pretty soon after Ohtani is ready just how married this organization is to Pujols....

[T.G.]

Five games in and people think Bour is going to be released?  Man, I bet you guys are a ton of fun in a fantasy baseball league.

[Second Base]

It'll be interesting to see which direction this goes once the calendar flips to May.  The only thing we know for sure is that Ohtani is the DH.  Bour has one month to prove he's the 1B and Pujols has one month to prove he's still the 1B. 

At any rate, in three months Thaiss or Walsh will be the starting 1B. 

[failos]

Can’t stand this guy

[Taylor]

28 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Five games in and people think Bour is going to be released?  Man, I bet you guys are a ton of fun in a fantasy baseball league.

I also heard that Trout is never going to hit a home run ever again.

[IEAngelsfan]

31 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Five games in and people think Bour is going to be released?  Man, I bet you guys are a ton of fun in a fantasy baseball league.

At least you can say this board doesn't overreact.

[Glen]

Here's the thing: another few games of putrid performance by Bour means that he'll have already dug himself into a fairly deep hole.  The longer his suckage continues the more heroic his turnaround will have to be to make his stats palatable.  

And, his performance is magnified by the other 2/3 of the lineup sucking and it being the start of the season.  A five-game slump in the middle of the season is expected.  A five-game slump to start the season with a new time looks much worse.

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, IEAngelsfan said:

At least you can say this board doesn't overreact.

AW Counselors are standing by...

[GrittyVeterans]

Of all the awful players in our lineup, about actually has the best chance of turning things around (other than Simmons). He at least has a recent track record of success. Cozart, La Stella, Bourjos, Lucroy? Not optimistic about them

[eligrba]

2 hours ago, True Grich said:

Five games in and people think Bour is going to be released?  Man, I bet you guys are a ton of fun in a fantasy baseball league.

You think he should stay?

[T.G.]

5 minutes ago, eligrba said:

You think he should stay?

I think it's way too early to tell.  Way. Too. Early.

[eligrba]

4 minutes ago, True Grich said:

I think it's way too early to tell.  Way. Too. Early.

Ok.  I hope you are correct.

[Jay]

On 12/18/2018 at 11:00 AM, Angelsfan1984 said:

I’m sure we’ll all be saying this was a waste of 2.5 m by may

maybe sooner.

These one-year guys are just temps to fill gaps until we can harvest the farm, right?

[T.G.]

9 minutes ago, eligrba said:

Ok.  I hope you are correct.

The reality is the club is not going to drop Bour after giving him a $2.5 million contract after five games or even a month of games. 

[eligrba]

3 minutes ago, True Grich said:

The reality is the club is not going to drop Bour after giving him a $2.5 million contract after five games or even a month of games. 

I never suggested that would happen.

This is what I said.

4 hours ago, eligrba said:

I don't think he stays employed as an Angel passed April at this rate.

He is awful.

The Angels are not keeping a player who continues to perform this poorly after a month just because they are paying him 2.5 million.  They are keeping such a player if they do have an alternative.

Edited April 2, 2019 by eligrba

[T.G.]

Just now, eligrba said:

I never suggested that would happen.

This is what I said.

 

And I said... the club is not going to drop Bour... or even a month of games. 

[eligrba]

1 minute ago, True Grich said:

And I said... the club is not going to drop Bour... or even a month of games. 

lol