Justin Bour
1B FA
Tue 4/9/19 3:20 AM

Bour went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Monday's 5-2 win over the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
The eighth-inning blast off Chase Anderson was Bour's first homer of the year. The first baseman has had a rough start to his Angels tenure, slashing .125/.282/.250 through nine games, but the power should come -- he's slugged at least 20 homers in all three of his MLB campaigns in which he played 100 games or more.

Justin Bour
1B FA
Sat 4/6/19 3:44 PM

Bour is not in the lineup Saturday against the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
Bour sits for just the second time this season. Jonathan Lucroy will rest his legs as the designated hitter, pushing Albert Pujols out to first base.

Justin Bour
1B FA
Mon 3/25/19 12:10 PM

Bour walked three times and scored a pair of runs across four plate appearances Sunday in the Angels' 8-4 exhibition win over the Dodgers.
EDGE Analysis
Bour posted a career-best 14.7 percent walk rate in 2018, so the three free passes he took Sunday shouldn't be viewed as a major outlier. The 30-year-old's combination of plate discipline and power make him an underrated asset in deeper mixed and AL-only leagues, and he should at the very least have a clear path to steady action for the first month of the season while Shohei Ohtani (elbow) is on the injured list.

Justin Bour
1B FA
Thu 3/14/19 10:54 PM

Bour went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Thursday's spring game against Milwaukee.
EDGE Analysis
Bour clubbed a three-run homer in the third inning, his third home run of spring training. He's gone 4-for-20 with six RBI and three runs scored thus far in camp.

Justin Bour
1B FA
Mon 3/11/19 10:46 AM

Bour (knee) is starting at first base and hitting second Monday against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
EDGE Analysis
He was scratched from Sunday's lineup with right knee soreness, but it was apparently a very minor issue.

Justin Bour
1B FA
Sun 3/10/19 4:25 PM

Bour was a late scratch for Sunday's spring game against the Mariners due to right knee soreness, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bour was set to serve as the designated hitter Sunday but will instead be forced to sit out. The severity of the issue remains unclear, but it wouldn't be surprising for the 30-year-old to at least be held out through Tuesday's off day.

Justin Bour
1B FA
Sun 3/3/19 12:59 AM

Bour (hamstring) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts in Saturday's spring win over the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
Bour has dealt with a hamstring issue over the last week but was able to step into the lineup at designated hitter Saturday for his spring debut.

Justin Bour
1B FA
Sat 3/2/19 11:11 AM

Bour (hamstring) is starting at designated hitter Saturday against the Reds, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
EDGE Analysis
He is hitting third, and while he is not being deployed in the field, this eases concerns that the hamstring injury would linger throughout camp.

Justin Bour
1B FA
Thu 2/28/19 12:53 PM

Bour (hamstring) is expected to get into a game over the weekend, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bour's minor hamstring issue was initially expected to keep him out until early next week, but he's apparently a day or two ahead of that timeline. That bodes well for his readiness for Opening Day, where he's expected to be the everyday first baseman for a month until Shohei Ohtani (elbow) returns and forces him to split time with Albert Pujols.

Justin Bour
1B FA
Mon 2/25/19 12:48 PM

The Angels hope Bour (hamstring) will be able to return to game action early next week, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bour is dealing with a minor hamstring issue. Assuming he's able to make his Cactus League debut sometime next week, he should have no problem gettin up to speed before the start of the season. Health permitting, Bour should open the season as the team's primary first baseman until Shohei Ohtani (elbow) returns, at which point he will be forced to compete with Albert Pujols for playing time.