August 10, 20188 yr Wow, what a damn joke. Bour is basically our only power threat and yes, he had a down year average wise but his OBP and walks were up there and in 2 years, he’s still not too old to contribute. Once again this inept front office shows they are in over their head....
August 10, 20188 yr Ehhh, should’ve gotten more value. Phillies win this one Marlins getting raped in a trade and you sound surprised??
August 10, 20188 yr Marlins getting raped in a trade and you sound surprised?? Not surprised. Just...meh.
August 10, 20188 yr How? Why? and gave a million. Phillies basically get a free rental of power for no one they would ever see in the majors and do we need the depth? By the time Mills moves up I would hope the "rebuild" has a much better #5 in the pipeline.
August 10, 20188 yr How, Why? and gave $450K. (feel much better) It said he’s owed about 900k and they paid about half.
August 10, 20188 yr Honestly I don't really know how to feel about this trade. Think we sold pretty low on him but we'll see how he does with the Phillies. We have no power in this lineup now... not that it matters. Guess he just wasn't in our plans long-term. And hefty power first basemen don't usually get better in their 30's so... maybe this really was the time to cut bait. I still think we would've been better off hoping for a rebound and trading him in the offseason or before the deadline next year. But oh well.
August 10, 20188 yr BRO I LIKE THIS TRADE! [ATTACH]2104[/ATTACH] not much to like about a 22 year old being average in A+
August 10, 20188 yr Only issue I have is that Bour is a fan favorite (and we don't have very many of those) and we seem to be getting nothing in return - just a flyer on a long term guy.
August 10, 20188 yr Well good to see the Marlins failed to get a top 30 prospect for a serviceable player, not really sure what this trade accomplishes, but a sub.500 career pitcher with 4.00 ERA seems like the Marlins kinda guy
August 10, 20188 yr I think they were going to non tender him so once philly claimed him, their hands became tied. It was take what they could get or lose him for nothing now or in off-season. the question is do you think he should have been tendered or not.
August 10, 20188 yr According to @AndrewatBatt on Twitter, McKenzie Mills has had a 2.66 ERA since the FSL All-Star Break. That’s lit ?
August 10, 20188 yr Not thrilled with the return and did not expect to see Bour get traded. Thought he would have more velocity with those strikeout numbers.
August 10, 20188 yr The team telegraphed this. They said they want to get Brinson, Cooper and Sierra 100 AB each the rest of the way. Only way that could happen is to have Cooper play 1B most of the time.
August 10, 20188 yr a year ago the Phils got him for Howie Kendrick fwiw and here was Sickels write-up on him at the time. minorleagueball The Nationals drafted Mills in the 18th round in 2014 from high school in Marietta, Georgia. After some initial struggles in rookie ball he took a step forward in 2016, posting a 3.71 ERA in 53 innings in the New York-Penn League with a 46/28 K/BB. 2017 has been even better: 12-2, 3.01 ERA in 18 starts, 105 innings in Low-A with a 118/22 K/BB. Mills is listed at 6-4, 205, born November 19, 1995. As noted he’s in the midst of a breakout season with substantial gains in all metrics. His fastball has increased from the upper-80s when he signed into the lower-90s now, and both his curveball and change-up flash above-average. He’s cut his walk rate in half compared to last year thanks to improved mechanics. Mills is a fly ball pitcher and can be vulnerable to home runs when he makes a location mistake, but overall he’s improved remarkably over the last two years and is a nice acquisition for the Phillies. So there was maybe still some sleeper potential at the time but he really didn't wow in 2018.
August 10, 20188 yr Do you think Bour will be better in 2020 than he is right now? It also is dependent on him being tendered this off-season which was far from a sure thing.
August 10, 20188 yr Do you think Bour will be better in 2020 than he is right now? Do I think Mills, based on his body of work, will ever amount to anything remotely useful? Nope. That's a solid pickup for the Phils down the stretch run though. Good for them and good for the cheesesteak vendors around the city. Bour was more useful to this team than anyone someone would be willing to part with in return. It's a weird spot for a player and/or GM to be in really. Nobody was going to give up something of worth for him although not even getting a top 30 prospect back is pretty lame considering this is a really under-the-radar move by the Phils front office. Oh well, in the long run it won't mean a thing either way for Miami - neither player is/was in the long term plans for this team.
August 10, 20188 yr Dude is lifting heavy! Got this from his Instagram page! [ATTACH]2105._xfImport[/ATTACH] 8F88DF31-0912-48D4-BE71-6455F07DB3E2.mp4
August 10, 20188 yr Since the re-building, Bour has been faced more lefty at the plate, but you knew the numbers. Could he list on the Fish future plan? I don't think so.
August 10, 20188 yr Could he list on the Fish future plan? I don't think so. 100% wasn't part of the future plan.
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