Astros bringing back Brantley on 1-year deal (source)

Michael Brantley will likely be again with the Astros subsequent season after agreeing to a one-year, $12 million cope with the membership, a supply instructed MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand on Sunday. The deal will embrace $4 million in incentives. The workforce has not confirmed the transfer. 

One of MLB’s finest contact hitters, Brantley will enter his age-36 marketing campaign with a profession .298/.356/.439 slash and 127 homers over 14 large league seasons.

The five-time All-Star hit .288 with a .785 OPS over 64 video games for the Astros in 2022 earlier than present process a season-ending arthroscopic labral restore on his proper shoulder in August. Houston went on to win the World Series, making 2022 the second time a shoulder damage triggered Brantley to overlook a Fall Classic run. The veteran additionally missed Cleveland’s World Series look in 2016 after having proper shoulder surgical procedure.

Originally chosen by the Brewers within the seventh spherical of the 2005 Draft, Brantley joined Cleveland in 2008 as a participant to be named later within the commerce that despatched CC Sabathia to Milwaukee.

Brantley broke out in 2014, incomes the primary of 5 All-Star alternatives and ending third within the AL MVP Award voting after hitting .327 with 20 homers, 97 RBIs and an .890 OPS.

He joined Houston as a free agent after the 2018 season on a two-year, $32 million contract and inked one other two-year, $32 million deal to stay with the Astros after the 2020 season.