Jon Heyman is reporting that the Washington Nationals have dealt former closer Drew Storen to the Toronto Blue Jays in return for outfielder Ben Revere. The Nats are also sending some cash and a player to be named later to the Jays.
Not a bad deal for both sides. I like Revere, he puts the ball in play and runs like crazy. He slashed at a .306/.342/.374 clip last season with 31 steals for the Blue Jays and Phillies.
A former first round pick, Revere stole 49 bases in 2014 and might have made an interesting acquisition for the Mets.
As a leadoff hitter, Revere has a .310 average and .343 on-base percentage over the last two seasons. The lefty-swinging center fielder has a .318 average and .349 OBP against RHP.
As for Storen, he had become persona non grata in DC through no fault of his own. While thriving as the Nats closer the team yanked him from the role when they acquired Jonathan Papelbon and it all went downhill from there. Not that there’s anything wrong with that… 😉
Both players were arbitration eligible with Revere projected at roughly $6 million and Storen at about $8.5 million.
