"Brown, 33, has had some big league success with the Athletics but is coming off a few uneven years. Over the 2021 and 2022 seasons, he stepped to the plate 862 times for the A's. His 27.3% strikeout rate in that time was certainly high but his 8.6% walk rate was close to average and he hit 45 home runs. He had a combined .22/.294/.457 batting line for those two years, leading to a wRC+ of 111, indicating he was 11 percent better than the league average hitter."
"But his production tailed off from there. Over the next two campaigns, he took 778 plate appearances with a 7.1% walk rate and 28 home runs. His .227/.284/.392 line for those two years led to a 91 wRC+, putting him nine percent below average. Since he's not a burner on the basepaths nor an amazing defender, the lack of offense put him on thin ice."
"Around those transactions, he took 76 big league plate appearances for the year with a dismal .185/.303/.262 line in those. His minor league production was far better, as he slashed .352/.416/.697 in 161 plate appearances at the Triple-A level. That was in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League and he was helped by a .376 batting average on balls in play but his 159 wRC+ was impressive nonetheless."
The Yankees signed 33-year-old first baseman/outfielder Brown to a minor-league deal that will likely place him in big-league spring camp. Brown produced solid offense for the Athletics in 2021–22 with a .220/.294/.457 line, 45 homers and a 111 wRC+. His production declined over the next two years to a .227/.284/.392 line and a 91 wRC+. Last season featured struggles, a designation for assignment, an elbow issue and a brief Diamondbacks Triple-A stint. Brown excelled in Triple-A Pacific Coast League action, posting a .352/.416/.697 slash and a 159 wRC+.
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