November 25, 1960
Belgrade Makes Splash With Bour
The Belgrade Buzz are getting ready to play their first season in the European Premier League after earning their promotion from the Silver League, and they're clearly trying to give themselves a chance to stick. They announced today the signing of starting pitcher Mathieu Bour. He pitched in the EPL for Athens last season and was quite effective, racking up 4.6 WAR while posting a 14-9 record. He'll be 36 years old when the season begins, but the Buzz could surely use his veteran presence. We noted in
our preview that Belgrade was one of the weaker teams to earn promotion, but if they're able to flex their financial muscle and hand out contracts like this then they may stick around after. Bour signed for 3 years, earning 17,000,000 each season. He is able to opt out if Belgrade is relegated, though the Buzz are guaranteed at least two seasons in the upper league.