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Athletics Claim Andrew Brown From Mets

By Steve Adams | October 31, 2014 at 12:55pm CDT

The A’s announced that they’ve claimed outfielder Andrew Brown off waivers from the Mets. Additionally, minor league shortstop Tyler Ladendorf has been added to the club’s 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft in December.

Brown, 30, received 49 plate appearances for the Mets this season and batted .182/.245/.341 with a pair of homers. He’s seen action in parts of four big league seasons between the Mets, Rockies and Cardinals, compiling a batting line of .220/.281/.390. As indicated by that .170 ISO (slugging minus average), Brown does possess some pop that likely appealed to the A’s. His Triple-A numbers are indicative of that power as well, as he owns a lifetime .298/.380/.555 slash at that level.

Ladendorf was acquired from the Twins in 2009 in exchange for shortstop Orlando Cabrera. The Howard College product, Minnesota’s second-round pick in 2008, had never hit at the Triple-A level before this, his age-26 season. However, he slashed a strong .297/.376/.407 in 318 plate appearances with Triple-A this season, and Oakland has a clear need for middle infield options following the trade of Addison Russell and the free agency of Jed Lowrie.

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  1. Huff's dog

    8 years ago

    Andrew Brown? Is he the same guy that was that A’s catcher mentioned in Moneyball that retired abruptly? Or is this someone else?

    Reply
    • Derpy

      8 years ago

      Wut? No, he is an outfielder. He is underrated as well. He would make a pretty decent platoon partner.

      Don’t look at his stats, he has been wildly misused his entire career. You have to actually see him play to judge him.

      Reply
      • Huff's dog

        8 years ago

        Ok, IDC though. Im a Giants fan, not an A’s fan. Just remembered it was JEREMY Brown, not Andrew that was A’s backstop in Moneyball

        Reply
  2. Grizzy

    8 years ago

    Brown had practically no chance of seeing playing time above AAA for the Mets in 2015, so this is probably good for him from a career standpoint.

    Reply
  3. stolenmonkey86

    8 years ago

    You linked to the wrong Andrew Brown. It’s this guy – http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownan02.shtml – not the guy who was traded for Milton Bradley twice.

    Reply
  4. chicothekid

    8 years ago

    Finally I get to see the A’s work their magic now with a piece that I am familiar with. I really want to see them turn Andrew Brown into the next DiMaggio. I’ve seen quite a bit of Brown and he looks a LOT like a AAAA player to me. I’m genuinely curious to see how this plays out.

    Reply
  5. agureghian

    8 years ago

    its starting to feel like 2007, A’s fans…

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