Gary Sheffield, Jr
Michael Brantley and the Houston Astros have agreed to a two-year, $32 million deal, according to Fox’s Mark Berman.
Trust us, we’re as confused as you are after news broke just a few hours ago that Brantley would join former teammate George Springer in Toronto. Apparently, we can’t trust the media. Go figure.
MLB source: #Astros reach an agreement with Michael Brantley on a two-year deal worth $32 million.
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) January 20, 2021
Brantley, a four-time All-Star, is a career .297 hitter whom Houston has grown to love, and clearly wanted back. It also made a ton of sense why the Blue Jays were interested in him too. Michael Brantley’s offensive game is everything old-school baseball fans grew up watching. He puts the ball in play, fields his position, and most importantly…he’s clutch.
Brantley hit .300 this past postseason with five homers (because of course), so it’s not a surprise that Houston didn’t want to lose Springer and Brantley in one offseason.
He’s still just 33 years old and will certainly plug into the three spot in the lineup on Opening Day. The rest of the league may not like it, but a it’s a beautiful day to be an Astros fan.
More important to be first than to be accurate these days (not you Gary, the media that first bungled this.)
You are so right Papaboss! I commented on the first article Gary had put out(Definitely not blaming Gary for any of this), saying what a sneaky good pickup it was. That’s on me for taking anything ESPN says as gospel without waiting for the possible shoe to drop.
I’d say treat ESPN as a source for sports information like you would CNN for a source of news information.
Berman is a MUCH more trusted member of the media. He’s never been known to go off half-cocked.
Trevor Bauer continues to be proven right.