I suppose I was a little harsh on Revere, as he does serve a purpose and what he does do well - he does very well. So mediocre is a little harsh. However, his career WAR in 6 seasons is just a shade above 7, so he is about a 1.2 WAR season player. Effective? Yes. The guy you want getting the most at-bats on the team? Definitely no.
His career OBP is .328 and that's not great. He gets a ton of cheap hits, hits nothing hard, has zero extra base power. If we had him bat 9th, no issues with that. Get some speed on base to turn the lineup over. But after inning 1, he's not your lead-off guy anymore and he does more damage than good in the 1 hole. You want to hand as many at bats as you can to a guy that will get on base with more frequency, and hit with a higher OPS which virtually any player on the team will have.
And yup, forgot all about Travis. That is the Jays lead-off hitter next year without question.
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