Phillies trade for slugger Justin Bour, adding to their bench

YONG KIM / Staff Photographer Justin Bour watching his home run against the Phillies last week. SAN DIEGO — The bolstering of the Phillies bench continued Friday, only this time with a move that will have implications beyond merely this season.

The Phillies acquired first baseman Justin Bour and cash from the Miami Marlins for minor-league lefthander McKenzie Mills. To make room for Bour on the 40-man roster, the Phillies designated righthander Jake Thompson for assignment.

Bour, a lefthanded hitter, is one year removed from a breakout season in which he hit 25 home runs and slugged .536 in 377 at-bats for the Marlins. His numbers are down almost across the board this season. In 374 at-bats,…