Apparent George Springer did his job well by convincing the Blue Jays to sign his former teammate. with Astros, Michael Brantley. According to various sources, The management and the player from the left in Toronto have reached a three-year agreement. The left-handed bat became a free agent after two seasons in the Houston uniform.
After Brantley’s signing, the Blue Jays will look to compete hard in the AL East after adding two very good elements to the offense. It should be noted that the Blue Jays office had been very quiet in the transfer market, however, in the last few hours, the board of directors has dealt two blows of authority after the acquisition of Springer and Brantley, not to mention Kirby Yates and Tyler Chatwood.
Brantley has been one of the best players in his major league career and, since his development of power in 2014, he has been one of the best sluggers in the box. In a few seasons with the Houston Astros he had a remarkable participation, with an average offensive line of: .309 / .370 / .497, including 27 home rounds and 112 RBIs.
Blue Jays current president Mark Shapiro and general manager Ross Atkins are old acquaintances of Brantley, both of whom had a lot to do with bringing the left-hand ranger to Cleveland when he was part of that change from CC Sabathia to Brewers.