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Birth Date	12-27-1982
Height	5' 11"
Weight	190 lbs

Age	41 years, 3 months, 29 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2006	PHI	23	17	11	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	2	.125	.222	.125	73	-0.3	-0.2	-0.7	-0.1
2007	PHI	24	105	133	33	3	3	1	13	21	0	18	1	.277	.348	.378	81	-2.6	2.0	-3.1	0.0
2008	HOU	25	138	514	107	10	4	5	37	111	2	41	10	.229	.288	.300	55	-27.4	1.0	0.4	-1.0
2009	HOU	26	157	678	173	27	12	3	63	140	2	61	12	.285	.354	.384	84	-11.2	12.1	5.1	2.8
2010	HOU	27	141	605	142	25	6	2	59	109	3	52	12	.265	.341	.346	73	-17.9	10.4	10.2	2.2
2011	ATL	28	53	249	63	8	3	1	15	50	1	22	7	.278	.321	.352	90	-2.5	2.2	-3.7	0.4
2011	HOU	28	105	473	130	26	7	1	38	90	3	39	7	.303	.363	.403	89	-5.1	4.4	-4.3	1.0
2012	ATL	29	155	703	171	26	10	9	70	155	3	42	13	.274	.348	.391	94	-4.7	11.3	-0.4	2.9
2013	CLE	30	130	575	138	21	6	6	40	132	2	23	12	.263	.316	.360	79	-12.8	5.4	-4.7	0.5
2014	CLE	31	106	487	114	17	10	3	35	114	3	10	6	.257	.314	.360	84	-8.5	1.8	-6.4	0.1
2015	ATL	32	46	156	30	3	1	0	17	31	0	4	2	.221	.303	.257	71	-4.6	-0.3	4.7	0.4
2015	CLE	32	95	326	71	12	1	0	29	76	0	13	5	.246	.313	.294	71	-9.8	2.1	0.3	0.2
2016	ARI	33	89	358	86	12	6	3	22	83	0	13	5	.261	.307	.362	71	-11.7	0.7	0.4	0.0
2016	BAL	33	24	55	13	1	0	2	6	9	0	2	0	.283	.358	.435	69	-1.9	0.5	0.1	0.0
Career			1361	5323	1272	191	69	36	445	1124	19	341	94	.266	.329	.357	79	-121.2	53.4	-2.0	9.1

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2003	BAT	A-	NYP	35	153	.000	.000	.000	.354			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	LWD	A	SAL	109	510	.000	.000	.000	.383			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	REA	AA	EAS	135	614	.260	.324	.401	.334	101	2.2	14.5	-1.4	107	0	18.2	4.0	5.9	4.2
2006	PHI	MLB	NL	17	11	.268	.369	.422	.200	92	-1.7	0.3	-0.1	73	9	-0.7	-0.2	-0.3	-0.1
2006	REA	AA	EAS	80	361	.253	.320	.374	.331	95	1	8.1	0.7	84	0	15.9	7.6	-7.4	2.6
2006	SWB	AAA	INT	38	174	.261	.329	.390	.356	94	6.1	5.0	-0.2	109	0	0.9	3.2	1.7	1.0
2007	PHI	MLB	NL	105	133	.264	.334	.415	.330	105	-1.4	3.9	-0.6	81	12	-3.1	2.0	-2.6	0.0
2008	HOU	MLB	NL	138	514	.264	.334	.417	.290	100	-26.8	14.9	1.3	55	10	0.4	1.0	-27.4	-1.0
2009	HOU	MLB	NL	157	678	.262	.328	.420	.366	96	4.5	19.5	1.8	84	7	5.1	12.1	-11.2	2.8
2010	HOU	MLB	NL	141	605	.260	.324	.405	.329	93	0	16.7	1.5	73	7	10.2	10.4	-17.9	2.2
2011	ATL	MLB	NL	53	249	.253	.315	.389	.346	95	-1	6.7	0.6	90	7	-3.7	2.2	-2.5	0.4
2011	HOU	MLB	NL	105	473	.254	.315	.396	.381	100	6.3	12.8	1.2	89	7	-4.3	4.4	-5.1	1.0
2012	ATL	MLB	NL	155	703	.254	.317	.403	.349	99	8	19.3	1.7	94	5	-0.4	11.3	-4.7	2.9
2013	CLE	MLB	AL	130	575	.252	.315	.397	.338	100	-6.5	15.1	1.4	79	5	-4.7	5.4	-12.8	0.5
2013	COH	AAA	INT	2	8	.257	.342	.375	.250	102	-0.9	0.2	0	55	0	0.0	0.3	-0.5	0.0
2014	CLE	MLB	AL	106	487	.256	.316	.395	.337	103	-5.9	12.6	1.1	84	7	-6.4	1.8	-8.5	0.1
2014	AKR	AA	EAS	6	25	.256	.319	.398	.154	101	-3.6	0.7	0.1	8	0	0.0	-1.0	-2.9	-0.3
2014	COH	AAA	INT	5	20	.289	.359	.411	.176	114	-3.2	0.6	-0.1	34	0	0.3	-0.6	-1.7	-0.2
2015	ATL	MLB	NL	46	156	.251	.310	.389	.280	89	-4.5	4.2	-0.4	71	6	4.7	-0.3	-4.6	0.4
2015	CLE	MLB	AL	95	326	.257	.317	.409	.332	107	-11.7	8.8	0.8	71	6	0.3	2.1	-9.8	0.2
2016	ARI	MLB	NL	89	358	.250	.314	.408	.340	103	-10.7	10.1	0.4	71	10	0.4	0.7	-11.7	0.0
2016	BAL	MLB	AL	24	55	.250	.310	.434	.306	112	1.1	1.6	-0.5	69	10	0.1	0.5	-1.9	0.0
2016	DUN	A+	FSL	9	41	.240	.321	.347	.333	113	0	1.2	-0.1	105	0	-0.8	0.2	-0.7	0.0
2016	MOB	AA	SOU	5	23	.238	.318	.335	.333	89	-0.1	0.6	0.1	73	0	0.3	0.7	-1.0	0.1
2017	NOR	AAA	INT	11	51	.267	.332	.399	.273	87	1.4	1.5	-0.2	113	0	-1.0	1.9	0.7	0.3
2017	SLC	AAA	PCL	23	106	.294	.359	.470	.295	104	-4.2	3.1	-0.5	64	0	-1.6	-0.7	-4.3	-0.4

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2003	BAT	A-	NYP	153	125	12	35	0	1	0	37	4	23	28	23	5	.280	.399	.296	.016	2	2
2004	LWD	A	SAL	510	413	92	130	20	14	5	193	53	85	88	58	6	.315	.429	.467	.153	6	6
2005	REA	AA	EAS	614	544	80	146	18	8	6	198	44	63	123	38	12	.268	.345	.364	.096	4	4
2006	SWB	AAA	INT	174	152	34	43	5	7	1	65	15	20	33	15	1	.283	.370	.428	.145	0	0
2006	REA	AA	EAS	361	318	62	87	5	6	4	116	26	36	67	30	4	.274	.347	.365	.091	4	4
2006	PHI	MLB	NL	11	8	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	2	.125	.222	.125	.000	0	2
2007	PHI	MLB	NL	133	119	29	33	3	3	1	45	6	13	21	18	1	.277	.348	.378	.101	0	1
2008	HOU	MLB	NL	514	467	57	107	10	4	5	140	29	37	111	41	10	.229	.288	.300	.071	1	7
2009	HOU	MLB	NL	678	606	97	173	27	12	3	233	35	63	140	61	12	.285	.354	.384	.099	2	5
2010	HOU	MLB	NL	605	535	84	142	25	6	2	185	38	59	109	52	12	.265	.341	.346	.080	2	6
2011	ATL	MLB	NL	249	227	30	63	8	3	1	80	18	15	50	22	7	.278	.321	.352	.075	3	3
2011	HOU	MLB	NL	473	429	64	130	26	7	1	173	32	38	90	39	7	.303	.363	.403	.100	1	2
2012	ATL	MLB	NL	703	624	96	171	26	10	9	244	57	70	155	42	13	.274	.348	.391	.117	4	2
2013	CLE	MLB	AL	575	525	75	138	21	6	6	189	50	40	132	23	12	.263	.316	.360	.097	3	5
2013	COH	AAA	INT	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	.143	.250	.143	.000	0	0
2014	CLE	MLB	AL	487	444	57	114	17	10	3	160	28	35	114	10	6	.257	.314	.360	.104	2
2014	COH	AAA	INT	20	20	1	3	1	0	0	4	2	0	3	0	0	.150	.150	.200	.050	0
2014	AKR	AA	EAS	25	23	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	10	1	0	.087	.160	.087	.000	0
2015	CLE	MLB	AL	326	289	29	71	12	1	0	85	19	29	76	13	5	.246	.313	.294	.048	1	7
2015	ATL	MLB	NL	156	136	10	30	3	1	0	35	11	17	31	4	2	.221	.303	.257	.037	2	1
2016	MOB	AA	SOU	23	22	1	6	1	0	0	7	1	0	5	1	0	.273	.261	.318	.045	1	0
2016	DUN	A+	FSL	41	35	2	9	2	1	0	13	4	5	8	1	0	.257	.366	.371	.114	0	0
2016	BAL	MLB	AL	55	46	5	13	1	0	2	20	8	6	9	2	0	.283	.358	.435	.152	1	2
2016	ARI	MLB	NL	358	329	43	86	12	6	3	119	30	22	83	13	5	.261	.307	.362	.100	1	6
2017	SLC	AAA	PCL	106	96	15	25	2	1	2	35	9	8	16	4	5	.260	.317	.365	.104	0	2
2017	NOR	AAA	INT	51	41	8	9	0	2	0	13	0	10	8	3	0	.220	.373	.317	.098	0	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1908	0.5456	0.4004	0.7788	0.5283	0.2468	0.8673	0.5514	0.2212	-0.0063
2009	2701	0.5072	0.3880	0.7739	0.5526	0.2186	0.8428	0.5945	0.2261	-0.0038
2010	2404	0.5004	0.3923	0.8006	0.5594	0.2248	0.8707	0.6259	0.1994	0.0071
2011	2801	0.5173	0.4163	0.7899	0.5928	0.2271	0.8719	0.5603	0.2101	0.0024
2012	2905	0.4971	0.4021	0.7697	0.5796	0.2266	0.8459	0.5770	0.2303	-0.0051
2013	2231	0.5150	0.4182	0.7524	0.5579	0.2699	0.8237	0.5959	0.2476	-0.0042
2014	1869	0.5227	0.4296	0.7659	0.5763	0.2691	0.8366	0.6000	0.2341	-0.0099
2015	1894	0.4952	0.4018	0.7359	0.5906	0.2165	0.8195	0.5121	0.2641	-0.0003
2016	1634	0.4969	0.3990	0.7592	0.5406	0.2591	0.8633	0.5446	0.2408	0.0000
Career	20347	0.5103	0.4049	0.7713	0.5658	0.2376	0.8497	0.5759	0.2287	-0.0020

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-07-06	2014-08-15	15-DL	40	34	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2014-05-04	2014-05-08	DTD	4	4	Left	Thigh	Strain		-	-
2014-03-21	2014-04-15	15-DL	25	13	Left	Thigh	Recovery From Previous Injury	Hamstring Strain	-	-
2014-03-17	2014-03-21	Camp	4	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2013-10-15	2013-10-15	Off	0	0	Left	Thigh	Surgery	Hamstring	2013-10-15	-
2013-09-30	2013-10-02	DTD	2	0	-	Lower Leg	Tightness	Calf	-	-
2013-09-25	2013-09-28	DTD	3	3	Right	Wrist	Sprain		-	-
2013-04-15	2013-05-09	15-DL	24	20	Right	Fingers	Laceration	Index Finger	-	-
2012-09-23	2012-09-30	DTD	7	6	Left	Thumb	Sprain		-	-
2011-06-15	2011-06-15	DTD	0	0		General Medical	Illness		-
2011-05-22	2011-05-22	DTD	0	0	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-
2011-04-07	2011-04-08	DTD	1	1		Groin	Tightness		-
2011-03-15	2011-03-15	Camp	0	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2010-09-19	2010-10-04	DTD	15	14		Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2010-08-29	2010-08-29	DTD	0	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2010-04-17	2010-04-18	DTD	1	1		Groin	Soreness		-
2010-03-19	2010-03-27	Camp	8	0		Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2009-08-05	2009-08-09	DTD	4	3	Left	Groin	Strain		-
2008-08-03	2008-08-07	DTD	4	4	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2008-07-31	2008-08-02	DTD	2	1	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2008-07-27	2008-07-30	DTD	3	3	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2008-04-22	2008-04-25	DTD	3	3	Left	Groin	Strain		-
2008-03-09	2008-03-11	Camp	2	0		Upper Back	Spasms		-
2007-07-31	2007-09-10	15-DL	41	37	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-
2007-06-28	2007-06-28	DTD	0	0			Cramp		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2017	ANA	$
2016	CLE	$7,500,000
2016	ATL	$6,500,000
2015	CLE	$13,500,000
2014	CLE	$13,500,000
2013	CLE	$7,000,000
2012	ATL	$6,845,000
2011	HOU	$4,400,000
2010	HOU	$2,400,000
2009	HOU	$434,500
2008	HOU	$396,000
2007	PHI	$380,000

Years	Description	Salary
10 yr	Previous	$62,855,500
10 yr	Total	$62,855,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
10 y 3 d	Boras Corp.	1 year (2017)

Details

1 year (2017). Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 2/21/17 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2M in majors. May earn additional $3.5M in performance bonuses based on plate appearances. Released by Baltimore 3/27/17 (exercised right to opt out). Re-signed by Baltimore as a free agent 4/10/17 (minor-league contract). Released by Baltimore 5/24/17. Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 6/2/17 (minor-league contract). Released by LA Angels 7/2/17.
4 years/$48M (2013-16), plus 2017 vesting option. Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 2/11/13. 13:$7M, 14:$13.5M, 15:$13.5M, 16:$14M, 17:$12M vesting option (guaranteed with 550 plate appearances in 2016). Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Cleveland 8/7/15. (Indians to pay Braves $15M to cover a portion of the 2016 salaries for Bourn and Nick Swisher.) DFA by Atlanta 4/2/16. Released by Atlanta 4/9/16. Signed by Toronto as a free agent 4/22/16 (minor-league contract). Released by Toronto 5/9/16. Signed by Arizona as a free agent 5/10/16 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Arizona 5/15/16. Acquired by Baltimore in trade from Arizona 8/31/16.
1 year/$6.845M (2012). Signed by Atlanta 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). Atlanta made qualifying offer for 2013 (1 year/$13.3M) 11/2/12.
1 year/$4.4M (2011). Re-signed by Houston 1/18/11 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Houston 7/31/11.
1 year/$2.4M (2010). Re-signed 1/19/10 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.4345M (2009). Re-signed by Houston 2/10/09.
1 year/$0.396M (2008). Signed by Houston 2/08.
1 year/$0.38M (2007). Re-signed by Philadelphia 2/07. Acquired by Houston in trade from Philadelphia 11/7/07.
1 year (2006). Contract purchased by Philadelphia 11/06. Optioned to Triple-A 3/06. Recalled 7/06. Optioned 3/06. Recalled 7/06 Optioned 7/06. Recalled 8/06. Optioned 8/06. Recalled 9/06.
Drafted by Philadelphia 2003 (4-115) (University of Houston). $0.299M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	WARP
90^o	380	48	86	13	4	8	38	43	79	15	6	.262	.351	.399	96	17.2	1.8
80^o	361	44	78	12	3	7	35	39	77	14	6	.249	.336	.374	88	11.9	1.3
70^o	348	41	73	11	3	7	32	37	75	13	5	.242	.328	.368	83	8.4	0.9
60^o	336	38	69	11	3	6	30	34	74	12	5	.235	.318	.355	78	5.5	0.6
50^o	325	36	65	10	3	6	29	32	72	11	5	.228	.309	.347	74	3.0	0.3
40^o	314	34	60	9	3	5	27	30	71	10	4	.217	.298	.326	70	0.7	0.1
30^o	302	32	56	9	2	5	25	28	69	10	4	.210	.289	.315	65	-1.6	-0.2
20^o	289	30	52	8	2	5	23	26	67	9	4	.203	.281	.309	60	-4.1	-0.4
10^o	270	27	45	7	2	4	21	23	64	8	3	.188	.263	.283	52	-7.2	-0.8
Weighted Mean	328	37	66	10	3	6	29	33	73	11	5	.230	.313	.348	75	3.8	0.4

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Date	Question	Answer
2015-05-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Mallex Smith the future CF for Atlanta? What kind of impact can he have at the big league level? (Brian from Orlando)	I don't think so, I have too many questions about the tools outside of the speed. Maybe he becomes the good version of Michael Bourn, but I think fourth outfielder who can impact the game with his wheels is a more likely scenario. (Christopher Crawford)
2014-04-16 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Now Michael Bourn is off DL, I need to ditch someone. Is it worth persisting with Grady Size more, or should I expect more of a return from Bourn? (Gav from England)	Is there no one else you can drop? I guess I'd take Bourn between those two, just because Sizemore will probably get hurt again, but I feel like there must be a worse option for you to cut. (Ben Carsley)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I just sold Michael Bourn for Ben Revere, Roberto Osuna, and Jonathan Pettibone in my 16 team mixed dynasty h2h league. Did I yield enough? We can keep all our players and have 40 man rosters that include 20 minors slots. I'm loaded with bats, and have iffy pitching with Homer Baily as my ace. Thoughts? (Eric from Iowa)	That's a pretty good return right there. I think Pettibone can develop into a useful piece, especially in your deep league. (Paul Sporer)
2013-06-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Now that Cleveland have regressed to their mean, do we see Michael Bourn being traded for some prospects and to whom? (boatman44 from Liverpool)	Don't close the door on the 2013 Indians just yet, because of this fact: https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/343836504960933888. They may have the easiest schedule in baseball the rest of the way, and that might be enough to help them contend for a spot in the wild card playoff. They're closer to contention than they were at this time a year ago, so I don't expect Bourn to be shopped this year. (Daniel Rathman)
2013-05-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who gets more steals this year: Dee Gordon or Michael Bourn? And who should I play at 2B: Everth Cabrera or Matt Carpenter? (Mark from Ky.)	Bourn/Carp (Paul Sporer)
2013-03-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)	In the annual you guys said "landing in Cleveland was a godsend" for me, but then the Tribe went ahead and signed that Michael Bourn fellow. Where does that leave me in terms of playing time this year? (Drew Stubbs from Cleveland)	Struggling for it, if you hit like 2012. If the removal of your leg kick does something, you should get lots of time in right. (Paul Sporer)
2013-02-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Leonys Martin, thought? (grandslam28 from Chicago)	I think he's got a shot to be a nice everyday center fielder. Guessing he'll push Craig Gentry for considerable playing time in short order, and is a big reason why the Rangers never became serious players for Michael Bourn. (Daniel Rathman)
2013-02-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What is the Mets outfield going to look like on opening day? (Alek from New York)	Essentially as it looks right now, as frightening a thought as that might seem. It seems that Alderson is content with his current outfield, after whiffing on Michael Bourn and Justin Upton, and it makes little sense to ship out a prospect for short-term help in a rebuilding year. (Daniel Rathman)
2013-02-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What are your thoughts on the mess in OF for the Mets? Does Jordany Valdespin have a real chance at close to 400 AB's? And, if so, what will his production look like? Thanks... (LoyalRoyal from Kansas)	BP is only projecting 280-something ABs for Valdespin right now, and that's without accounting for this potential Michael Bourn craziness. We're also projecting a .241 TAv, which is simply not good enough for a corner OF spot. I see him strictly as a utility guy on a very poor ballclub. (Ian Miller)
2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Michael Bourn an upgrade over me? (Leonys Martin from Texas)	I'm a Martin fan. Give him a chance in CF and see what happens. You have the pieces to make a deal over the summer if the experiment is a total failure. That's the beauty of a deep farm system. (Jason Parks)
2013-01-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm surprised that Michael Bourn hasn't been signed yet. I'm assuming Boras is to blame. Do you think there's a chance that the Astros might try to pick him up or do you think they'll stick with their young players (not that Bourn is old)? (dev1astros from Houston)	I can't see the Astros committing that % of payroll to one player. He'd probably cost more than half of their current 2013 payroll. (Zachary Levine)
2013-01-14 14:00:00 (link to chat)	When do you see the "Draft Pick Three" signing? (I am talking about Kyle Lohse, Michael Bourn, and Rafael Soriano). (Steve G. from STL)	I'll say Lohse and Bourn sign at the end of this month and Soriano signs in early February. (Ben Lindbergh)
2013-01-14 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Off the top of your head. Who has a better season Ben Revere or Michael Bourn? (Josh from Philly)	Bourn. (Ben Lindbergh)
2013-01-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Rafael Soriano and Michael Bourn are still unsigned. When will we see some action on either front? (Shaun from Redwood)	Your guess is as good as mine, I'd imagine things will pick up steam shortly, but I'm not sure. (Josh Shepardson)
2013-01-16 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Michael Bourn is still out there, should Detroit sign him for the last OF hole? The only downside is they lose yet another draft pick. How much of a difference would that make their farm system ratings? (DetroitDale from Florida (eternal spring training))	I'm not sure I'd advocate the move, but I can see it happening, particularly if Boras wanted a one-year deal so he could hit the market with Bourn again next year. It makes a bit of sense and would make for a really, really good top of the order with Jackson and an outstanding defensive outfield with Jackson and Hunter. The Tigers have the 38th pick in the draft thanks to their trade with the Marlins. I'm not sure losing the 21st pick would be the end of the world for them. (Mark Anderson)
2012-11-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you see the Reds doing anything on the offensive side this offseason? I expect Todd Frazier to be the 3b, but what happens at SS, CF, and LF? (Rockford from Flowmont)	Thanks for stopping by, Rockford. After watching GABP help Ryan Ludwick to turn back into a serviceable everyday player, I think the Reds will go with a low-cost option in left, and possibly just bring back Ludwick if his price tag doesn't bloat too much. I also wouldn't expect them to give up on Zack Cozart so quickly, especially because he did amass 1.4 WARP last year, even with a .288 OBP. Given the depth of the outfield market, there might be a center fielder who fits the Reds' budget, so that's the position I think Jocketty will be most tempted to address. If Angel Pagan, B.J. Upton, and Michael Bourn all price themselves out of the Reds' range, Shane Victorino might be an intriguing option. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-08-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there a way to Improve the Phillies hitting without dumping their star pitching (Dan R from New York)	Yup. Buster Olney had an executive link the Phillies to Michael Bourn yesterday (or the day before). Ruben Amaro Jr. always seems to pull off something creative. I wouldn't be surprised if he does it again this winter and gets a hitter. Although only the Phillies know what their financial limits are, so perhaps they'll be forced to trade a starter. (R.J. Anderson)
2012-08-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you think the Barves should do re: Michael Bourn (possible replacement if he leaves?)? Also, McCann long-term extension is a bad idea, right? (Tony from Atlanta)	I think I'd let Bourn walk, but there's a reason I'm not a general manager. Aging speed guys terrify me and I'd be hesitant to allocate a large chunk of future payrolls to a guy whose game is largely reliant upon his legs, especially if I'm working with the limitations the Braves have. As for McCann... I was talking with R.J. Anderson about him yesterday and had completely forgotten how awesome his age-22 season was (.333/.388/.572). That's comparable to what Posey is doing this year (+3 years). That said, aging catchers make me squeamish. Maybe not as squeamish as aging speed guys, but they're in the same general area of squeam. Atlanta will almost certainly exercise their 2013 option on McCann and, depending upon the progress Bethancourt makes next year, could let him walk thereafter. (Bradley Ankrom)
2012-03-08 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Along the lines of underrated talent, what do you think Brandon Beachy will do this year? Scouting guys seem to predict a regression, but numbers guys seem to think he's legit. (Hot Sauce Boss from Texas)	Every year I've got a couple of players who end up on virtually every fantasy team I draft, and Brandon Beachy -- for better or worse -- is likely to be one of them this year. The lack of a consistent third pitch worries me a bit, but the stuff he does have is vicious, and having Michael Bourn in center is a boon to his fly ball-heavy style. Put me down for a 3.50-3.70 ERA and 200 strikeouts. (Daniel Rathman)
2011-09-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	The ESPN Player Rater weighs the contribution of each player's statistical output as the percentage of that of the entire MLB player pool. Do you think this in effect gives too much weight to stolen bases? For instance, Michael Bourn ranks 16th overall. Or are stolen bases truly that valuable? (Andrew from Las Vegas)	While I've never actually checked the numbers, I would guess that it does. It would be much better if they used a theoretical player pool for the league depth. Since steals are more scarce than, say, home runs, my guess is that the vast majority of players who contribute steals get owned in a large percentage of leagues. While a guy like Nyjer Morgan might be owned in a lot of leagues, a guy like Miguel Olivo or Raul Ibanez whose primary contribution is home runs might not be. This means that the MLB player pool is more representative of the fantasy player pool for SB than it is for HR. The ESPN Rater would be acting as if more HRs are in play than there actually are, reducing their value and raising value of SB correspondingly. (Derek Carty)
2011-08-26 16:00:00 (link to chat)	How much sabermetrics does the braves organization incorporate into the evaluation process? (Nate from Maryland)	Every decision we make involves sabermetrics to some degree. Veteran scouts like Jim Fregosi and Dom Chiti might not use words like WAR or wOBA when we are discussing players, but the general principles of those statistics apply in every conversation. When we analyzed Michael Bourn those scouts said their eyes told them that he was one of the best defensive players and best baserunners in baseball. That's the same thing the advanced statistics we use here at the Braves told us. Our scouts are often in line with sabermetrics -- even if it's unintentional. Better than that, they are willing to listen to somebody like me drone on about things like BABIP or Line Drive %. We use a mix of both but we are blessed with outstanding scouts. (John Coppolella)
2011-08-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Did the Astros trade Hunter for Pence on the pound sterling? Feel free to use that one. What one? (Simpsons reference) (Tbirds from Seattle)	Joke and Simpsons reference aside, the Astros got a very nice return on Pence. Kevin Goldstein had both Jarred Cosart and Jonathan Singleton among his top five prospects traded at the deadline, with Josh Zied among his potential sleepers. By comparison, the Astros got only one of the top 10 prospects dealt in the Michael Bourn deal (Brett Oberholtzer) plus one sleeper (Paul Clemens) AND they had to take on Jordan Schafer, who is the most obvious Astro in the history of obviousness. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-03-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Better Fantasy Year: Michael Bourn or Denard Span? (TOny from Alb)	I'd rather have Span. He's a better hitter in a much better lineup, so he should outperform Bourn in four categories. 30 steals is big, but so are 30 batting average points and 30 Runs+RBI. (Jeremy Greenhouse)
2010-03-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Houston's Ed Wade is slowly crafting together another championship team in Houston like he did in Philly? I see he drafted his catcher and shortstop of the future in Castro and Meier. It's like when he was in Philly and Rolen and Rollins were drafted. Then Mr. Wade added parts over the years until he reached the top. Thoughts? (Rube from Philly)	It was briefly fashionable in sabermetric circles to deride the acquisition of Michael Bourn, but I don't mind at all the suggestion that Wade's accumulating up-the-middle talent, and nobody's laughing quite so hard now that Bourn seems to have come into his own. The question is, having bought himself time and credibility by giving it a go with what he inherited (to little point, predictably, but he tried), will the talent he's adding arrive in time to help the core he inherited? The answer to that should be a clear 'no,' not with Roy Oswalt talking about two more years, Lance Berkman showing signs of wear, and Carlos Lee heading into his age-34 season. Instead, the challenge is going to be whether Castro and Mier are the centerpieces of the next good Astros team... which good as they might be as prospects, isn't the same as saying they've got Tulo and Buster Posey. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-06-03 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Jacoby Ellsbury: is this it? Is this as good as he's gonna be? He's looking eerily like Michael Bourn, except about 9 months younger. (johnpark99 from Boston)	Oh, I'm sorry. You were expecting him to hit .353 again? That's not going to happen. While he's got speed galore, right now it seems rather apparent that he lacks the power and plate discipline to live up to the early Johnny Damon comparisons. He's walked in less than six percent of his plate apperances, for crying out loud. He's the Juan Pierre of the AL East! (Jay Jaffe)

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