Toronto Blue Jays does not agree with Michael Brantley, the source says

While the Toronto Blue Jays remain among the teams interested in Michael Brantley’s outfield, he has not reached an agreement on a contract, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN.

ESPN had previously reported that Blue Jays and Brantley had reached an agreement for him to join former Houston Astros teammate George Springer, who on Tuesday agreed to a six-year, $ 150 million contract with Toronto. confirmed sources.

Demand for the 33-year-old Brantley remains strong due to its high contact rate, low impact ratio and plate polishing. In 46 games with Astros in 2020, alternating between left field and DH, Brantley hit. 300, with five homers, 22 RBI and an OPS of .840.

He hit at least .300 in five seasons in 2014, tied with four more for most such baseball seasons in that time span. He also broke out in just 10.1% of his field appearances in 2014, the third best in baseball in that span of time, with a minimum of 2,000 field appearances.

Injuries have plagued Brantley throughout his 12-year career with the Cleveland Indians and Astros, with Brantley averaging .297, 114 homers, 640 RBI and .794 OPS. He was an All-Star four times, and in 2014 he finished third in the MVP voting.

Brantley is playing on a two-year, $ 32 million contract he signed before the 2019 season.

ESPN statistics and information contributed to this report.