Vance Worley + Trevor May for Ben Revere
http://zozone.mlblogs.com/2012/12/06/sources-phillies-acquire-revere/
The Phillies will not leave the Winter Meetings empty handed.
Multiple sources confirmed to MLB.com this morning the Phillies have acquired
outfielder Ben Revere in a trade with the Minnesota Twins. It is unclear who
the Phillies have sent to the Twins as part of the trade, but the Twins have
been looking for pitching.
Revere hit .294 with 13 doubles, six triples, 32 RBIs, 40 stolen bases and 70
runs scored in 511 at-bats last season. He also carried a .333 on-base
percentage and a .342 slugging percentage.
“If they get him, based on what’s available, they did all right,” one
high-ranking American League executive said this morning. “He’s a solid
average player. That’s how I look at him. He’s above average defensively.
He can run. My biggest question, considering his size (5-foot-9, 170 pounds),
is if he can play 145, 150 games. But he puts the ball in play better than I
thought he would.”
An official announcement could come later today.