Cleveland Indians fans witnessed Michael Brantley return to his All-Star form in 2017. Then came his ankle injury in August.
Brantley missed much of August and September, but was a surprise addition to the postseason roster. He wasn’t expected to start, but an injury to Edwin Encarnacion put Brantley in the starting lineup when he clearly wasn’t back to being his usual self.
The main story surrounding him now deals with the $12 million club option for him in 2018, and that situation got a bit more complicated with some news reported today.