2015 Trade Deadline: Ben Revere Gets Value Boost In Toronto

The Toronto Blue Jays are not done yet. In two deals Friday afternoon, they brought in speedster Ben Revere from the Philadelphia Phillies and reliever Mark Lowe from the Seattle Mariners. These deal didn’t make the ripples that the acquisitions of Troy Tulowitzi and David Price did, but that doesn’t make them any less important.

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Revere brings the element of speed to the top of the order that they thought they had with rookie Dalton Pompey, but Pompey’s struggles at the major league level prompted his demotion earlier in the year. The Jays then put second baseman Devon Travis in the position after they dealt Jose Reyes, but he would up on the disabled list with a shoulder strain. Revere will fill the hole vacated by Reyes.

He won’t have the surprise power that Reyes and Travis sometimes had, but his speed is legit. He is one of the guys that I wanted the Twins to hang on to. Revere is hitting .298 with 24 steals for the Phillies this year, and is the only player in the majors with at least 20 stolen bases in each of the last five seasons. He has 169 career stolen bases in six major league seasons.

Here is how the deal shakes out:

I would advise adding Revere in every league. He will play every day at the top of the most potent offense in baseball. He is poised for a sharp spike in runs scored while maintaining good stolen base numbers. His average certainly won’t hurt you either. If you need runs or steals, make an offer to get Revere. I fully expect him to be in the top 5 in baseball in runs scored for the rest of the season.

The other deal that the Blue Jays made today looks like this:

Mark Lowe is in the midst of a superhuman season for the Mariners. He is 0-1 with a 1.00 ERA and 47 strikeouts in just 36 innings pitched. He adds a good arm to the Blue Jay bullpen that acquired LaTroy Hawkins in the Tulowitzki deal. Hawkins in likely still the closer, but Lowe is extremely valuable in leagues that count holds. He is also valuable for those of you that want to pad your strikeout totals in roto leagues. If Hawkins struggles, he could even wind up as the closer by the end of the year. I would add Lowe in every league.

As for the prospects that the Jays gave up, only Alberto Tirado (number 9) was ranked in the top 30 of their organization. Even after they pillaged the system to bring in Tulowitzki and Price. Tirado is 4-3 with a 3.23 ERA and three saves for High-A Dunedin this year. He also has 61 strikeouts in 61.1 innings pitched. He could become a closer if he can harness the rest of his stuff that goes with his blazing fastball. At any rate, he won’t be in the majors for at least another two years.

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Jimmy Cordero is 0-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 17 appearances for AA New Hampshire this year. He could be a good late inning option for the Phillies, and could even get a look this September. He won’t have any fantasy value this year though.

Nick Wells is a raw prospect that Toronto selected in the third round of last year’s draft. He is 2-5 with a 5.26 ERA in 11 starts in rookie ball. He has a long way to go in his development, but Seattle elected to go with unproven guys that could work out. You can’t fault them for that.

Rob Rasmussen is the closest of any of the Blue Jays players dealt to the majors. He has a 2.92 ERA in 11 major league appearances over the last two years, and will likely fill Lowe’s role in the Seattle bullpen for the rest of the year. He will have marginal value for those of you chasing holds.

Jacob Brentz is another raw prospect that the Blue Jays selected out of high school in the 2013 draft. He is 1-4 with a 4.80 ERA in 27 appearances (12 starts) in rookie ball over the last two years. He is a complete long shot, and if he does become a fantasy factor, it won’t be until at least 2018.

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