The 2020 season was a particular challenge for the Astros front office and dugout management when it came to pitching. Rather than a policy of Next Man Up, it became a policy of Next Men Up.
... ger and Josh Reddick gone and the Astros supposedly needing to use the older Michael Brantley in left field, this would be his expected spot. Behind him would likely be v ...
The summer of 2019 was an unforgettable one for the Astros, who were roaring to a club-record 107 wins with one of the most potent offenses in baseball history. Houston already had a scary deep lineup before a burly Cuban slugger joined the party in...
... xibility. The one who would benefit the most would be 33-year-old outfielder Michael Brantley, who led the Astros last year with 26 starts at DH in 60 regular-season game ...
The designated hitter barely played in 2020 before having surgery on both knees, but now...
... t would be ideal for Alvarez to contribute at least something as a defender. Michael Brantley is 33 and had a lengthy injury history in Cleveland. Giving him days as a de ...
It appears that the offseason trade rumblings weighed on the minds of a few Toronto Blue Jays players including Lourdes Gurriel Jr. The brain trust was ver...
... t he thought he may be headed out the door following the rumoured signing of Michael Brantley. That turned out to be a “red herring” as the veteran inked a deal to return ...
There’s a roster crunch coming for the Toronto Blue Jays with four starting outfielders for three spots. It’s the kind of challenge baseball’s deepest teams navigate regularly, but one that’s unfamiliar in Toronto and potentially challenging.
... in which the Blue Jays signed George Springer and showed serious interest in Michael Brantley, Randal Grichuk started to wonder what it all meant for him. As the off-seas ...
After he missed all but two games last season, the Astros are set to welcome back slugger Yordan Alvarez this …
... ?” If Alvarez doesn’t see any action in the grass, it’ll leave left field to Michael Brantley, who battled his own injury troubles a year ago and spent most of his season ...
Who are the 10 best left fielders in baseball right now? Tim Kelly of RADIO.COM Sports releases the 2021 power rankings of the top left fielders.
... tty Images) 2. Michael Brantley, Houston Astros For a minute, it appeared that Brantley was going to join Ge ...
Will Nolan Jones be worth more or less than 2.0 fWAR in 2021?
... -bats and more about filling the gap in left field left vacant by an injured Michael Brantley, but I wish Francona was willing to take a similar risk today to bolster a l ...
Last spring, he expressed hope he could contribute as a left fielder, but working out...
... the Astros’ 2021 roster loses some flexibility. They’ll count on 33-year-old Michael Brantley, who had a lengthy injury history prior to his Astros tenure, to post every ...
HOUSTON, TX - Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent social distancing guidelines, the Astros are holding their annual FanFest in a virtual format in 2021. Astros Virtual FanFest presented by HEB will take place this Saturday, Feb. 27,...
... ers on the team, including Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman, Lance McCullers Jr., Michael Brantley, Kyle Tucker, Martín Maldonado and more. Fans will also have the chance to w ...
Chas McCormick came oh so close to making his Major League debut in the playoffs in 2020. The Astros added the rookie to the rosters for the American League Wild Card and Division Series in October as a pinch-run option, but he was left as a...
... ally competing to be the Astros’ fourth outfielder this year behind starters Michael Brantley in left, Kyle Tucker in right and Myles Straw -- for now -- in center. McCor ...
A contract extension for Bieber?
... mstances is an impressive one: Corey Kluber, Francisco Lindor, Trevor Bauer, Michael Brantley, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Santana (twice), Jason Kipnis, and Yan Gomes. Despi ...
The Astros' cycling of players around different positions continues this spring.
... 2021 8:46 a.m. Houston Astros outfielders Kyle Tucker (30), Myles Straw (3), Michael Brantley (23), and Steven Souza Jr. (20) run during the second day of full-squad work ...
We are in the thick of Spring Training, but there are still some free agents that have yet to sign that are drawing interest.
... tsburgh and has pitched for a career 3.67 ERA across 82 starts for the team. Michael Brantley had himself quite the day in terms of reporting on his free agency. Last Wed ...
