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Report: The Phillies are Trying to Trade Ben Revere
By Jim Adair
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You really aren’t a true Phillie this year if your name hasn’t been floated around in trade talks. Cole Hamels? Like a hot air balloon. Jonathan Papelbon? Not a “real Phillie,” but yeah. Aaron Harang? Welcome to Philadelphia, does anyone want him? And the next one on that list? Ben Revere.
According to Todd Zolecki, Revere is the odd man out in a soon-to-be crowded outfield, so he may be shipped off:
Cody Asche is in Triple-A, preparing to become the Phillies’ everyday left fielder. Domonic Brown’s bat is heating up, too.
Both will rejoin the Phillies at some point, possibly soon. Their inevitable arrivals seem to leave Ben Revere as the odd man out in the Phillies’ outfield, with Odubel Herrera in center field, which is why, sources told MLB.com, the Phillies and Angels have been talking about a trade in recent weeks. The Angels have been scouting Revere for some time and like him, but the Phillies and Angels have not agreed on compensation.
What are you supposed to have, four capable outfielders? That’s just silly. Especially since one has historically been unable to produce major league numbers and the other has played the outfield for all of a week. Ruben would likely want a couple (or one) minor leaguers in return, and if his usual negotiation strategy plays out here, this rumor will die in a week and Revere will remain a Phillie.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.