Saturday Spotlight: Michael Brantley

Michael Brantley is a center fielder for the Cleveland Indians. He was recently released off the DL and has rejoined the line up. He was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers on June 7, 2005. He was traded to the Indians on October 3, 208. His MLB debut was September 1, 2009. Brantley had a great season in 2014. He played in 156 games, scored 94 runs, had 200 hits, 45 doubles, 20 home runs, 97 RBIs, and 23 stolen bases. He batted .327, had and OBP of .385, and a slugging percentage of .506. He made the All-Star team and won the Silver Slugger that season as well. Last season he still had stellar numbers. He played in 137 games, scored 68 runs, had 164 hits, 45 doubles, 15 home runs, 84 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases. His batting average was .310, OBP .379, and slugging percentage .480. Currently he has a 4 year $25 million contract signed through 2017 and will be a free agent in 2018.