Trust us: that's Michael Bourn! Michael Bourn has signed with the Cleveland Indians for 4 years, $48-million. That's great news for Michael Bourn, and that's also, well, news for fantasy baseball owners. Michael Bourn came up with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2006, then went to the Houston Astros in 2008 at the young age of 25. In 2011, the Astros traded him to the Atlanta Braves, and after the 2012 season, Bourn was a free agent. While it took a while for him to find a new home, he has finally landed a job with the Cleveland Indians.Michael Bourn is just one of many off-season signings by the Cleveland Indians, which shows the Indians are dead serious about winning in 2013.
That's all fine and dandy, but what do we care about the Indians?! We wanna know how this affects our impending fantasy baseball draft.
That's all fine and dandy, but what do we care about the Indians?! We wanna know how this affects our impending fantasy baseball draft.
Michael Bourn is a good fit in Cleveland for Fantasy Owners
While the signing of Michael Bourn is bad news for Grady Sizemore (who is still an unsigned free agent), it is good news for Michael Bourn and anyone who drafts. Here at Fantasy Baseball Brass, we contend that Michael Bourn is a solid fantasy performer. Sure, he strikes out a lot, but who doesn't these days? Bourn is money when he's on the bases, he still hits in the .275 range, and he steals bases like a mad man. In Atlanta, he had Freddie Freeman and Jason Heyward to drive him in - both of whom are streaky and 23 years old. In Cleveland, he'll have Nick Swisher, Mark reynolds, Jason Kipnis and Carlos Santana to drive him in, plus he'll be able to DH once in a while if he needs to rest a sore hamstring (or some other DL-bait ailment that base stealers tend to deal with).
Based on this signing, we don't see a huge improvement in Michael Bourn's fantasy stats, but we do see Bourn having a slightly-better fantasy season in 2013. He'll still strike out plenty, but most fantasy owners don't care about that. Don't be surprised if Michael Bourn racks up 100+ Runs this season with 10 HR and 40 stolen bases in Cleveland. There are no guarantees in fantasy baseball, but we're confident he'll be at least as good as last season, if not better.
Based on this signing, we don't see a huge improvement in Michael Bourn's fantasy stats, but we do see Bourn having a slightly-better fantasy season in 2013. He'll still strike out plenty, but most fantasy owners don't care about that. Don't be surprised if Michael Bourn racks up 100+ Runs this season with 10 HR and 40 stolen bases in Cleveland. There are no guarantees in fantasy baseball, but we're confident he'll be at least as good as last season, if not better.
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