Over the last couple days, the news and details surrounding free agent outfielder Michael Brantley‘s deal with the Astros have been trickling out. Some fans clamored for Brantley, but his signing with the Astros is really good news for the St. Louis Cardinals. Fans may be disappointed in missing out on Brantley and the .309 average and .832 OPS he put up in 2018.
What those numbers don’t show is that he is an extremely close player to what the Cardinals already have in Dexter Fowler. With all the fan-based drama involving Fowler this offseason, I think it is smart for the Cardinals to have stayed away.