4 months agoThe Athletics avoided salary arbitration with outfielder/first baseman
Seth Brown on Wednesday, agreeing to terms on an undisclosed one-year contract for the 2025 campaign. Brown made $2.6 million in 2024 and provided a .231/.283/.379 slash line with a below-average .662 OPS, 14 home runs, 44 RBI, four stolen bases and 32 runs scored in 400 plate appearances and 124 games in his sixth season with the organization. The 32-year-old left-handed-hitting veteran will remain with the club as they transition to playing their home games in Sacramento in 2025 and figures to play a platoon role against right-handed pitching. He actually had a lower average (.229) against lefties than righties last season but hit 13 of his 14 round-trippers against righties. Brown will mostly be an AL-only outfielder for depth given his limited upside on one of the weakest teams in baseball.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: A's Communications
7 months agoOakland Athletics outfielder
Seth Brown, infielder
Max Schuemann and first baseman
Ryan Noda are all out of the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against the division-rival Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
Daz Cameron is starting in left field and is batting eighth,
Nick Allen is at the hot corner and is hitting ninth, and
Tyler Nevin will man first base and hit seventh against Astros left-hander
Framber Valdez. Allen has the best numbers in his career against Valdez, hitting .385 against him with an .852 OPS and an RBI in 13 at-bats, but none of Cameron, Allen or Nevin are particularly attractive DFS sleepers in this matchup on the road. Brown and Noda, who was recently called up from the minors, both hit from the left side, so it's no surprise why they are on the bench on Thursday against a tough southpaw.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
7 months agoOakland Athletics first baseman
Seth Brown went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Reds. The 32-year-old collected four RBI in the contest as well. The home runs were the 11th and 12th of the season for the veteran and he's now up to 34 RBI. While he hasn't been a fantasy option in most redraft leagues, he can be a solid DFS play in certain spots with this being his second multi-homer game of the season, and he's hit safely in four of his last five games, going 6-for-17 (.353) over that stretch with five RBI, four runs scored, and a 4:5 BB:K.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
8 months agoThe Oakland Athletics reinstated first baseman/outfielder
Seth Brown from the paternity list on Saturday and optioned infielder
Armando Alvarez to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. Brown isn't in the team's starting lineup for Saturday's contest against the hosting Toronto Blue Jays, but he should occasionally slot into the lineup at first base or in right field when the team faces right-handed pitching. On a bad A's team, the 32-year-old veteran left-handed hitter really only belongs on rosters as a depth piece in AL-only leagues. He's not an everyday player and is batting just .213/.270/.371 with a below-average .641 OPS, 10 home runs, 24 RBI and four stolen bases in 240 at-bats this year. He's been better since the All-Star break, though, going 12-for-47 (.255) with three homers, a double and five RBI in 16 games (13 starts).
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Oakland A's Communications
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