Toronto Blue Jays has no deal with Michael Brantley, the source said

Although the Toronto Blue Jays remain among the teams interested in outfielder Michael Brantley, they have not reached an agreement on the contract, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN.

Previously, ESPN had reported that the Blue Jays and Brantley had struck a deal to join former Houston Astros teammate George Springer, who on Tuesday agreed to a $ 150 million contract with Toronto for six years, sources confirmed.

Demand for Brantley, 33, remains strong because of its high contact rate, low elimination rate and plate polishing. In 46 games with Astros in 2020, alternating between left and DH, Brantley got it right. 300, with five homers, 22 RBIs and an OPS of 0.840.

He has reached at least 0.300 in five seasons since 2014, drawing with four other seasons in baseball in that period. He was also eliminated in just 10.1% of his plate appearances since 2014, the third best in baseball at that time, with a minimum of 2,000 plate appearances.

Injuries have troubled Brantley throughout his 12-year career with the Cleveland Indians and Astros, in which Brantley has an average of 0.297, with 114 homers, 640 RBIs and 0.794 OPS. He was an All-Star four times and in 2014 finished third in the MVP vote.

Brantley had a two-year, $ 32 million contract that he signed before the 2019 season.

ESPN Stats & Information contributed to this report.