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Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 6/23/2023
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The 35 year old DH has the shoulders of a person twice that age as Brantley has once again needed shoulder surgery to fix an acute problem. He entered the season hitting .300 in four consecutive seasons and finished the injury-ridden 2022 season at .288 as the guy could seemingly roll out of bed and slap a single up the middle without missing a beat. The trouble has been his body is failing him and he is now DH only for fantasy drafts as well as real baseball utilization because it would be the best way to keep him healthy moving forward. The DH-only status further suppresses his draft day value as it is tough to lose that in-draft flexibility with someone who is a one-category producer these days so Brantley now becomes a very late round batting average partner for managers looking for late insurance in that category. Read Past Outlooks

Goes through full workout
Brantley (shoulder) hit in the cage, ran the bases and made throws Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Brantley is checking all the boxes as he again pushes toward his 2023 debut. He was shut down in early May due to inflammation in his surgically-repaired right shoulder after going 6-for-24 (.250) in nine rehab games with Triple-A Sugar Land. The 36-year-old could soon begin a new minor-league rehab assignment if his side work continues to go smoothly.
Brantley is checking all the boxes as he again pushes toward his 2023 debut. He was shut down in early May due to inflammation in his surgically-repaired right shoulder after going 6-for-24 (.250) in nine rehab games with Triple-A Sugar Land. The 36-year-old could soon begin a new minor-league rehab assignment if his side work continues to go smoothly.
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Since 2021vs Left | .625 | 267 | 3 | 18 | .243 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .883 | 518 | 10 | 55 | .335 | ||||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Left | .732 | 87 | 1 | 4 | .295 | ||||
2022vs Right | .810 | 190 | 4 | 22 | .285 | ||||
2021vs Left | .575 | 180 | 2 | 14 | .219 | ||||
2021vs Right | .924 | 328 | 6 | 33 | .363 | ||||
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Since 2021Home | .743 | 389 | 5 | 36 | .284 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .845 | 396 | 8 | 37 | .322 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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2022Home | .848 | 127 | 3 | 15 | .315 | ||||
2022Away | .732 | 150 | 2 | 11 | .265 | ||||
2021Home | .694 | 262 | 2 | 21 | .270 | ||||
2021Away | .911 | 246 | 6 | 26 | .355 | ||||
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Brantley continues to fend off Father Time, though his already-suspect power is showing signs of decline. Brantley's home run output is capped by a low flyball rate, but last season's 27.9% mark was a career low. His exit velocity on flyballs also dropped a tick. Even so, Brantley's power indicators portended him reaching double digits, so his eight long balls were a bit low. His plate skills and batted-ball profiles were in sync with the last few seasons (at least a .299 average for the fifth consecutive season). Brantley's defense continues to be above average, though he spent more time at designated hitter to give his legs a break. Brantley visited the IL twice, early on with a sore hamstring and late with knee soreness. It's best to expect a similar health pattern as he embarks on his age-35 campaign. Otherwise, Brantley remains a solid average stabilizer, albeit with low power and almost no speed.
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Advances to tee work
Astros manager Dusty Baker said Brantley (shoulder) hit off a tee Thursday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Swinging bat but not hitting
Astros manager Dusty Baker told reporters Friday that Brantley (shoulder) has been swinging a bat but hasn't resumed hitting yet, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
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Shut down with inflammation
Brantley has inflammation in his surgically repaired shoulder, and the Astros are shutting him down for an indefinite period, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Having shoulder checked out
Astros manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday that Brantley (shoulder) returned to Houston for further testing after the veteran outfielder/designated hitter experienced renewed soreness while out on his rehab assignment, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Shut down from hitting
Astros managers Dusty Baker told reporters before Tuesday's game against the Angels that Brantley (shoulder) has stopped hitting, but that it's not a setback, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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