Toronto Blue Jays has nothing to do with Michael Brantley, the source says

While the Toronto Blue Jays remain among teams interested in free-kick goalie Michael Brantley, they have not reached an agreement on a contract, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN.

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

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

He has scored at least .300 in five seasons since 2014, tied with four others during most baseball seasons in that time period. He has also eliminated just 10.1% of his appearances on the podium since 2014, the third-best baseball player in that time period, with a minimum of 2,000 appearances on the plate.

Injuries have worried Brantley during his 12-year career with the Cleveland Indians and Astros, in which Brantley averages 0.297, with 114 homers, 640 RBI and 0.794 OPS. He has been an All-Star four times and in 2014 finished third in the MVP vote.

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

ESPN statistics and information contributed to this report.