Red Sox should consider free agent outfielder Ben Revere

Ben Revere’s StatCast Profile

MLB’s Andrew Simon breaks down Ben Revere’s Statcast profile.

"“At the plate, the 27-year-old employs his speed, contact ability and grounder-heavy approach to make up for the absence of pop in his bat.”"

When the article was written in 2016, Revere was recorded as seventh for lowest strikeout rate and fourth for lowest swinging-strike rate. In addition, during the 2015 season, Revere was recorded seventh for his line-drive rate, ninth for ground-balls, third for lowest fly-ball rate, and fourth for infield hits. Simon remarks that Revere’s style of contact allows him to then use his talent and speed to reach bases.

Revere isn’t known for his ability to draw walks; however, he doesn’t have an abnormally high strikeout rate. Simon attributes this as an increased willingness of pitchers to challenge him using the zone since they know that he isn’t a huge power threat.

 Salary

The outfielder has signed both major and minor league contracts. In 2017, he signed a one year $4 million contract with the LA Angels with incentives of $2.25 million. The amount fell from his previous contact with the Washington Nationals, where he gained $6.2 million. The Nationals acquired Revere through a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2018, he signed a minor-league deal with the Angels farm team, the Salt Lake Bees, for $100,000. After an early-season injury placed him on the disabled list with a left foot fracture, Revere was released by the team on July 26, 2018.