Ben Revere was widely regarded as one of the game’s top-tier outfielders from about 2012-2015. Despite never earning an all-star appearance, Revere provided spectacular defense, amazing contact hitting, and elite base running skills for both the Twins and Phillies.
After the Toronto Blue Jays traded Revere to the Washington Nationals for Drew Storen in the offseason of 2015, the outfielder’s career went downhill. Numerous DL stints coupled with a disastrous .217 average and .560 OPS virtually guaranteed that he would not be a starter in 2017.
This created a perfect situation for the Angels. Prior to the 2015 trade deadline, Revere was extremely high on their wish list.