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Nationals, Blue Jays To Swap Drew Storen, Ben Revere
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By Jeff Todd | January 8, 2016 at 9:24pm CST
9:55pm: The cash component of the deal will bridge the gap between the two
players’ salaries this year, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets.
9:42pm: The deal is official, with the Nationals announcing they’ve added
Revere and a player to be named later in exchange for Storen and unspecified
cash considerations.
The Nationals and Blue Jays have struck a deal that will send outfielder Ben
Revere to the Washington and reliever Drew Storen to Toronto, Jon Heyman
reports on Twitter. It’s not yet entirely clear whether any other assets or
financial considerations are involved in the swap.
MLBTR projects Revere to earn $6.7MM this year in arbitration. He’s also
eligible for one more season of arb control thereafter. Storen, meanwhile,
projects at a $8.8MM salary in his final year of eligibility.
While it isn’t quite a blockbuster, this move certainly rates as a
significant trade for both clubs. Much like the deal that sent Jon Niese to
the Pirates for Neil Walker earlier this winter, this trade involves two
similarly-priced assets being exchanged as each organization seeks to address
their respective needs.
For the Nats, adding a left-handed-hitting outfielder who is capable of
playing center field has long been a priority. While there have been
suggestions at times that the club might have looked for a more significant
piece to build out its outfield, it ultimately settled on a solid option in
Revere who can share time in center with Michael Taylor and spell Jayson
Werth in left when necessary. In some ways, he’s a faster, younger,
lighter-hitting version of the just-departed Denard Span, though it’s
certainly arguable that the former Nat had a better glove.
The team’s relationship with Storen had long seemed destined to end. After
replacing him once in the closer’s role with Rafael Soriano, the Nats
ruffled some feathers by adding Jonathan Papelbon down the stretch last year.
Needless to say, that move blew up in spectacular fashion, and seemingly
created some tension between the organization and its former first-round
draft pick.
On the Jays’ side of the equation, Revere was something of a luxury.
Acquired at the trade deadline last summer, his essential role can be filled
by Michael Saunders, who missed all of last year but is expected to return to
full strength in 2016. And Dalton Pompey also joins Kevin Pillar in the
outfield mix (along with superstar Jose Bautista, of course).
By bringing in Storen, the Jays have added a big arm to the back of the pen
without taking on a lengthy commitment. There’s no denying that the
28-year-old has struggled at times, but he’s also been dominant for lengthy
stretches. Whether he’s serving in a set-up capacity in front of Roberto
Osuna or even taking the 9th himself, there’s good reason to believe that
Storen can can be a valuable late-inning arm.
Of course, both players in this trade come with their share of demerits.
Revere, 27, doesn’t hit for power or draw walks. Though he’s always made a
ton of good contact and doesn’t strike out much, any dip in contact ability
or speed could spell trouble. And he’s a mystery on the defensive side of
the equation. After garnering strong defensive metrics at times with the
Twins, Revere has looked lost at times on his routes and generally received
quite poor ratings in recent seasons.
So long as he can get on base enough, though, Revere seems a good bet at
least to function as a solid fourth outfielder. He’s still plenty young, and
delivers serious value with his legs. He has 80 steals on the ledger over the
last two years and is second only to speed demon Billy Hamilton in Fangraphs’
total baserunning value measure (BsR) over those seasons. Notably, Revere
has also generally posted neutral platoon splits, though he was quite a bit
more effective last year against right-handed pitching.
And Storen has been somewhat fickle on the mound, with his general excellence
sometimes punctured with ill-timed lapses. It’s all but impossible to know
whether that’s a genuine cause for concern or just a sample blip, but there
is a perception that he’s faltered in the brightest lights. Of course, he’s
also locked up 95 saves, so it isn’t as if he’s a stranger to succeeding in
high-leverage spots.
All told, Storen owns a 3.02 ERA in his 334 big league frames. He’s struck
out an average of 8.6 and walked 2.6 batters per nine for his career, but his
K rate jumped significantly last season. Storen’s average fastaball velocity
trended up, topping 94 mph for the first time since 2012, and he got big
results with his slider. He ended the season with a 12.2% swinging-strike
rate that was the second best of his career. On the other hand, Storen also
put up wider-than-usual platoon splits.
There are broader impacts here, too. For one thing, it now seems rather
unlikely that the Nats will re-enter the outfield market. The move seemingly
takes them out of the running for Gerardo Parra and would make a play for
Justin Upton or Yoenis Cespedes seem even more remote. On the other hand,
Washington could still stand to add to the bullpen and has been rumored to be
considering moves in the starting staff as well. The Jays seem less likely to
tinker at this point, though making a bullpen upgrade without taking on more
salary could in theory open some creative options.
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備註：有問題歡迎不吝指教喔!
1. 國民隊與藍鳥隊達成交易方程式如下：
Drew Storen (WSN, RP) + $(2016年的薪水未知) < - > Ben Revere (TOR, CF) + PTBNL
2. 兩位選手資訊比較：
Drew Storen Ben Revere
年齡 28 27
2016年薪水 8.8MM 6.7MM
FA 2017(1年控制) 2018(2年控制)
3. 目前兩隊的外野陣容如下(參考2015年球季陣容)：
(1) WSN
A. 主力：Bryce Harper(RF)、Jayson Werth(LF)、Michael Taylor(CF)、Ben Revere(OF)
、Clint Robinson(OF, 1B)。
B. 其他：Matt den Dekker(OF)、Reed Johnson(OF)、Tyler Moore(LF, 1B)。
(2) TOR
A. 主力：Jose Bautista(RF)、Kevin Pillar(CF)、Michael Saunders(LF)、
Dalton Pompey(OF)、Chris Colabello(OF, 1B)。
B. 其他：Ezequiel Carrera(OF)。
4. 目前兩隊的後援陣容如下(參考2015年球季陣容)：
(1) WSN
A. 主力：Jonathan Papelbon(CL)、Blake Treinen(RP)、Felipe Rivero(RP)。
B. 其他：Aaron Barrett(RP)、Matt Grace(RP)、Sammy Solis(RP)。
(2) TOR
A. 主力：Roberto Osuna(CL)、Aaron Sanchez(SU)、Drew Storen(CL?, SU?)、
Brett Cecil(RP)、Aaron Loup(RP)。
B. 其他：Bo Schultz(RP)、Ryan Tepera(RP)、Steve Delabar(RP)
5. MLBTR報導指出這樣的動作，表示國民隊將會退出競逐Gerardo Parra的行列，也有空間
可以針對他們的先發及後援陣容作調整；藍鳥隊則減少些微的薪資空間升級了牛棚陣容。