why anyone likes Revere at all. He’s old for his league, and really the only thing he’s got going for him is high batting average. As fielders improve, his BABIP will decline, so the average will start to fall.

And he has absolutely zero zero zero power, so his decent plate discipline will also be worth less as pitchers just groove balls down the middle knowing that he can’t hit it more than 200 feet.

And he’s not even a good base stealer.

revere’s ops is fed entirely by his avg… he doesn’t walk often enough and doesn’t hit for ANY power

when revere faces high level pitching he’s going to have to maintain that average to have any semblance of offensive value.

at least brantley has the ability to draw some free passes and with his size has the potential to hit for some power (he’s still 22)

i don’t know much about either’s defensive prowess although i did read somewhere that brantley (despite his speed) is a somewhat poor defender and won’t be able to stay in CF, in which case he’ll need to develop some power if a move to a COF position is in his future

I’ve liked Brantley for a little while, and was disappointed to see him struggle this year, but you’ve pointed out that it’s his subpar BABIP that’s dragging down his numbers this year. If you use Minor League Splits’ neutralize tool, his BABIP jumps to .328, and his overall line to .310/.389/.401. Even with a ground ball oriented swing, he’s not going to post a .285 BABIP forever, not with that speed.

I’d been buying Revere as a future leadoff man, and while he still projects as such, you’ve done a nice job pointing out why he’s not exactly a superstar in the making. Last year’s .379/.433/.497 was a product of an insane .416 BABIP. Now that it’s normalized to .325 this year, he’s shown to be a slap hitter with excellent contact ability, but a free swinging approach. He has value, but he’s not an Ichiro-type freak — that’s not saying much, since nobody is, but it just means his upside is as a solid CF, not a game-breaking one.