Brantley`s bat has Astros buzzing ahead of `19
(MLB.com Houston Astros)

The signing of veteran outfielder Michael Brantley by the Astros came a week after the Winter Meetings and only a few days before Christmas, meaning it didn`t exactly garner much attention on national, or even local, news cycles. For the Astros, Brantley was exactly the player they needed at exactly the right price -- two years and $32 million -- and the kind of addition that should fire up the fanbase.