Don't see what he provides over Lane Adams.. I think they're basically the same player, but Adams has at least a bit of upside
and in general a lot of the new regime’s recent marginalia has been somewhat head-scratching.
I saw he was released yesterday by the cubs and was thinking he’d be a good pickup. Not sure where his defense is at now but it wasn’t too long ago that it was top tier.
Long a well-regarded defender, the 30-year-old Bourjos racked up six Defensive Runs Saved and a 1.2 Ultimate Zone Rating in 476 innings divided among all three outfield spots last season.
I saw he was released yesterday by the cubs and was thinking he’d be a good pickup. Not sure where his defense is at now but it wasn’t too long ago that it was top tier.
Last 3 years vs LHP . . .
Bourjos: 259 / 313 / 394 (707)
Inciarte: 279 / 323 / 343 (665)
Markakis: 261 / 311 / 341 (652)
I never thought it made sense to stack the bench with defensive specialists...maybe one guy who can play short...the defensive guys should mainly be in AAA to be called up when injuries strike...i'd rather have some solid bats on the major league bench...i guess Tucker will be our main lefty pinch hitter when Acuna comes up
Lane Adams to Gwinnett then, right?
Bourjos is a proven commodity as a defensive OF including extensive time in CF. Offensively, everyone in consideration for the last OF position (Adams, Santana, and now Bourjos) is a push.
Adams is out of options.
My guess is that this and the Flaherty signing pave the way to cutting Adams and Santana loose.
With Colon, Schimpf, Peterson, Acuna (and potentially Riley), all as higher upside plays already at Gwinnett, maybe one of them (Santana or Adams) is kept instead of Xavier Avery.