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Michael Brantley

26-Year-Old Outfielder – Cleveland Indians

2013 Stats

AVG

.301

HR

2

RBI

19

R

20

SB

2

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Brantley enjoyed his finest season since breaking into the big leagues, hitting .288 with 60 RBI and 12 steals in a full-time role for the Indians. He'll be back in a full-time role again for 2013 and...

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LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: YES   BATS: L   THROWS: L   HT: 6' 2"   WT: 200   DOB: 5/15/1987   BORN: Bellevue, WA   COLLEGE: None   DRAFTED: 7th Rd    Show ContractHide Contract

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Michael Brantley Contract Information:

Signed a one-year deal with the Indians in March of 2013.

May 19, 2013  –  Michael Brantley News

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Michael Brantley Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G PA AB R H XBH 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO SH SF HBP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2007 20 A Wes 56 249 218 41 73 18 15 1 2 32 18 6 31 22 0 0 0 .335 .413 .440 .853
2007 20 AA HUN 59 223 187 28 47 7 6 1 0 21 15 3 29 25 5 1 1 .251 .353 .294 .647
2008 21 AA HUN 106 479 420 80 134 23 17 2 4 40 28 8 50 27 3 2 4 .319 .395 .398 .793
2009 22 AAA COL 115 523 452 79 119 29 21 2 6 35 45 5 59 48 8 3 1 .263 .348 .358 .706
2009 22 MAJ CLE 28 121 112 10 35 4 4 0 0 11 4 4 8 19 1 0 0 .313 .358 .348 .707
2010 23 AAA Col 67 316 273 54 87 19 13 2 4 29 13 5 34 28 5 2 2 .319 .395 .425 .820
2010 23 MAJ CLE 72 325 297 38 73 15 9 3 3 22 10 2 22 38 4 2 0 .246 .296 .327 .623
2011 24 MAJ CLE 114 496 451 63 120 35 24 4 7 46 13 5 34 76 3 5 3 .266 .318 .384 .702
2012 25 MAJ CLE 149 609 552 63 159 47 37 4 6 60 12 9 53 56 0 4 0 .288 .348 .402 .750
2013 26 MAJ CLE 41 168 153 20 46 9 6 1 2 19 2 1 11 21 0 1 3 .301 .357 .392 .749
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3-Year Averages MAJ   111 475 433 54 117 31 23 3 5 42 11 5 36 56 2 3 1 .270 .326 .372 .697
Career  (View All) MAJ   404 1719 1565 194 433 110 80 12 18 158 41 21 128 210 8 12 6 .277 .331 .378 .709

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Michael Brantley Game Log    (View Full Game Log)
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DATE OPP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS HBP SF E AVG OBP SLG OPS
May. 20 Sea 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .364 .395 .759
May. 19 Sea 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .357 .392 .749
May. 18 Sea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .354 .369 .723
May. 17 Sea 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .354 .369 .723
May. 15 @Phi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .363 .379 .742
May. 14 @Phi 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .358 .379 .737
May. 13 NYY 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .361 .383 .744
May. 13 NYY 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .364 .387 .751
May. 12 @Det 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .365 .388 .753
May. 11 @Det 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .357 .385 .742
May. 10 @Det 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .355 .376 .731
May. 9 Oak 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .363 .382 .745
May. 8 Oak 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 .362 .381 .743
May. 7 Oak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .357 .377 .734
May. 6 Oak 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 .357 .377 .734
May. 5 Min 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .355 .376 .731
May. 4 Min 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .368 .390 .758
May. 3 Min 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .375 .400 .775
May. 1 Phi 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .374 .406 .780
Apr. 30 Phi 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .363 .396 .759
Apr. 29 @KC 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .371 .372 .743
Apr. 28 @KC 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 .359 .333 .692
Apr. 28 @KC 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .345 .325 .670
Apr. 27 @KC 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .361 .342 .703
Apr. 26 @KC Did not play.
Apr. 24 @CWS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .359 .294 .653
Apr. 23 @CWS Did not play.
Apr. 22 @CWS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .351 .281 .632
Apr. 21 @Hou 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .343 .279 .622
Apr. 20 @Hou 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .354 .286 .640
Last 7 Days 20 5 6 0 0 1 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .450 .814
Last 14 Days 43 7 15 1 0 1 10 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 .349 .383 .442 .825
Last 30 Days 107 17 36 5 1 2 18 6 14 2 1 1 1 1 .336 .374 .458 .832
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Michael Brantley: MLB Games Played By Position

Year C 1B 2B 3B SS OF LF CF RF DH
2013 42 42 1
2012 144 144 3
2011 111 66 52 3
2010 72 7 65
2009 28 8 20

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Michael Brantley Split Stats    (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013578011.281.298.677
2012181210183.265.354.680
2011140160111.214.243.525

Vs. Right

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
201396122181.313.448.791
2012371426429.299.426.785
20113114773512.289.447.782

Home

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013818292.272.358.664
20122682932810.265.362.682
2011202294209.272.371.697

Away

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
201372120100.333.431.840
2012284343322.310.440.815
2011249343264.261.394.706
Michael Brantley Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm PA AB Walk Rate Strikeout Rate BB/K Ratio Contact Rate BABIP Isolated Power
2007 20 A Wes 249 218 12.4% 8.8% 1.41 90% .366 .105
2007 20 AA HUN 223 187 13% 11.2% 1.16 87% .290 .043
2008 21 AA HUN 479 420 10.4% 5.6% 1.85 94% .334 .079
2009 22 AAA COL 523 452 11.3% 9.2% 1.23 89% .284 .095
2009 22 MAJ CLE 121 112 6.6% 15.7% 0.42 83% .376 .035
2010 23 AAA Col 316 273 10.8% 8.9% 1.21 90% .344 .106
2010 23 MAJ CLE 325 297 6.8% 11.7% 0.58 87% .273 .081
2011 24 MAJ CLE 496 451 6.9% 15.3% 0.45 83% .307 .118
2012 25 MAJ CLE 609 552 8.7% 9.2% 0.95 90% .312 .114
2013 26 MAJ CLE 168 153 6.5% 12.5% 0.52 86% .338 .091
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3-Year Averages MAJ   475 433 7.6% 11.8% 0.64 87% .301 .102
Career MAJ   1719 1565 7.4% 12.2% 0.61 87% .310 .101

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2013 Stat Review for Michael Brantley    As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

Contact

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.301 AVG
GREAT
86% Contact Rate
GREAT
.338 BABIP
HIGH
Power

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.392 SLG
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.091 ISO
POOR
Plate Discipline

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0.52 BB/K
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6.5% BB Rate
WEAK
12.5% K Rate
GREAT
OPS/OBP

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.749 OPS
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.357 OBP
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2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Michael Brantley

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Best Matchups for Michael Brantley (by OPS, min 4 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Daniel Bard BOS 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 .750 1.000 1.750
Ricky Romero TOR 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 .667 1.000 1.667
Mat Latos CIN 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .600 1.000 1.600
Alfredo Simon CIN 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 .600 1.000 1.600
Fernando Rodney TB 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .833 1.500
Jeremy Hellickson TB 8 3 1 1 1 0 0 .375 1.000 1.444
Bruce Chen KC 12 8 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.365
Neftali Feliz TEX 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 .500 .833 1.333
Jesse Chavez OAK 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .250 1.000 1.250
Sergio Santos TOR 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 .600 .600 1.200

Worst Matchups for Michael Brantley (by OPS, min 4 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Randy Choate STL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Joel Peralta TB 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
David Hernandez AZ 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Dan Hudson AZ 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Ian Kennedy AZ 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
Ivan Nova NY-A 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Dan Schlereth BAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Pedro Strop BAL 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Everett Teaford KC 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Koji Uehara BOS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Michael Brantley: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Brantley is not in the starting lineup Saturday.

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Brantley is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

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Brantley is not in the Indians' lineup Tuesday against the Athletics.

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Brantley went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and pair of doubles in Monday's win at Kansas City.

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Brantley went 2-for-5 with a double and a triple in the Indians' loss to the Royals on Saturday.

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Brantley drove in three runs in a 19-6 rout of the Astros on Saturday.

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Brantley will return to the lineup for Monday's home opener against the Yankees, batting fifth in the order and manning left field.

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Brantley is not in the lineup Sunday against the Rays, Newsradio WTAM 1100 reports.

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Brantley collected four hits and drove in a run Wednesday.

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Brantley (forearm) will return to the lineup Sunday as the designated hitter, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

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Brantley (foream) is expected to see game action by Sunday, Nick Camino of WTAM Cleveland reports.

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Brantley (forearm) hasn't resumed batting practice but could return to exhibition play by the weekend, the team's official site reports.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

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2012

Brantley's season was cut short by a wrist injury in August that eventually required surgery, but he is expected to make a full recovery. He's not a huge fantasy contributor in any single category but chips in some value in most categories in nearly all formats. Of some concern is that his contact rate slipped from 87 to 83 percent last season, while his career struggles against lefties (.230/.294/.278) may ultimately lead him to sit depending on the composition of the Cleveland bench. Entering his age-25 season, he's a good bet to improve on last year's totals in what will be just his second full season in the majors, so look for Brantley to slot in as Cleveland's leadoff hitter and regular left fielder if Grady Sizemore is healthy enough to play center.

2011

Brantley got off to a slow start, was demoted to Triple-A Columbus, hurt his shoulder upon his recall, got demoted to Triple-A again, and was called back up again only to deal with ankle and hamstring injuries in August and September in a whirlwind season for the 23-year-old. He did hit .284 with 10 steals after his second promotion from Triple-A after a dismal showing (.118 average) in the season's first half even though the underlying skill set didn't appear to change much thanks to a near 200-point jump in his batting average on balls in play. He's the Indians' everyday left fielder and likely leadoff hitter heading into spring training and he offers you speed on the basepaths, but limited power.

2010

Brantley parlayed an injury to Grady Sizemore and the Indians' woeful season into a nice audition in September that saw him hit .313 with four steals for the Tribe as the team's everyday leadoff hitter down the stretch. He has nice instincts on the basepaths (46 steals in 51 tries at Triple-A last year) and a solid approach (59 walks and just 48 strikeouts in 457 at-bats at Triple-A) for a leadoff hitter but has to develop some power or pitchers will just pound the strike zone on him without fear. He's been one of the younger players at each of his minor league stops but a .369 career slugging percentage just isn't going to cut it. He'll have a chance to win an everyday role with the Indians this spring, especially with the talk of moving Sizemore down to the middle of the order.

2009

Brantley, who was acquired as part of the package for CC Sabathia, hit .319 and swiped 27 bases as a 21-year old in his first full season at Double-A. He's got an excellent batting eye but will need to develop some more power as he matures or advanced pitchers will simply pound the strike zone against him as he moves up the minor league chain. There's certainly room on his frame (6'2") for some additional pop but we'll see if it ever develops.

2006

Michael Brantley is the son of former major league outfielder Mickey Brantley. Michael has speed and good on-base skills, but not much in the way of power.