First baseman/outfielder has been sent outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, according to his at MLB.com. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for a signment last week. Brown has the right to elect free agency but is unlikely to do so. Players with at least three years of service time have the right to reject outright a signments and head to the open market. However, a player with le s than five years of service would have to forfeit his remaining salary in order to exercise that right. Brown is in between those two markers. He and the As avoided arbitration in the offseason by agreeing to a $2.7MM salary. He presumably wants to keep that money flowing and will therefore report to Vegas. For the As, they will hold onto Brown as a relatively expensive non-roster depth piece, though one with some major league succe s under his belt. He hit .224/.294/.457 for a 111 wRC+ during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He dipped in 2023, Jack Mcdowell Jersey producing a .222/.286/.405 line and 91 wRC+. His 2024 was fairly similar to his 2023 but with a strong finish. He hit .202/.263/.347 for a 77 wRC+ in the first half but then had a .263/.304/.413 line and 107 wRC+ in the second half. That gave the As enough confidence to tender him a contract going into 2025, but that bet hasnt paid off thus far. He hit .212/.328/.308 for an 89 wRC+ before getting designated for a signment last week. Due to that performance and his salary, no club was willing to take him on. Hell now look to get back in a groove and work his way back to the majors, as he did in 2024. The As are giving some playing time to fairly inexperienced players like and , so its entirely po sible that they decide to send those guys back to the minors at some point. And as always, an injury could arise at any time, which could lead to Brown getting called back up. Photo courtesy of Jayne Kamin-Oncea, Imagn Images Herb Score Jersey
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