"Meneses is coming off a .265/.322/.447 line with 11 homers at the top minor league level. He put the ball in play but didn't walk much and posted average batted ball marks. That wasn't going to be enough to force his way onto the MLB roster behind Pete Alonso and Mark Vientos. He'll have a similarly uphill path to a big league job with the A's. They have and Brent Rooker locked into first base and designated hitter, respectively."
"A rebuilding Washington team gave him a full year as a starting first baseman to see if they'd stumbled on a late-career breakout. That didn't prove to be the case, as Meneses hit .261/.311/.370 in nearly 1000 trips to the plate in 2023-24. The Nationals dropped him from the roster at the beginning of last offseason."
Joey Meneses signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics and is expected to report to Triple-A Las Vegas. He hit .265/.322/.447 with 11 homers in Triple-A this season and has a career .282/.338/.480 Triple-A line over five seasons. Meneses appeared in the majors with the Nationals from 2022–24, debuting as a 30-year-old rookie and hitting .324 with 13 homers in his first 56 games. His production declined to a .261/.311/.370 line across nearly 1,000 plate appearances in 2023–24, and the Nationals removed him from their roster last offseason. He will face competition for MLB playing time behind Brent Rooker, Pete Alonso and Mark Vientos.
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