The First Half for the Indians – Four Takeaways from the Good and Bad (Part Two)

2. Worth the Risk

When it was announced that the Indians were bringing back Michael Brantley on a team option paying him $11.5 million for the 2018 season, a lot of fans thought of it as wasted money, and wanted the team to bring back Jay Bruce, who was brought in from the Mets after Brantley went down last August.

Fans now are counting their lucky stars that the Indians took a chance on Brantley, as he’s been the best hitting on the team from day one until now, hitting .308 with 12 homers and 56 runs batted in.

He’s played solid on defense in the 84 games he’s suited up for, and hasn’t had any of the injury issues that forced him to miss over 70 games last season, and all but 11 games the season before.

Already the question is popping up about what to do with Brantley when he becomes a free agent at the end of the season, but for now, the team is thankful he’s wearing a Wahoo on his cap for the 2018 campaign.

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