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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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7 Comments

  1. Huff's dog

    11 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

      11 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.

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      • Huff's dog

        11 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

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  2. Grizzy

    11 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

    11 years ago

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

    Reply
  4. chicothekid

    11 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.

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  5. agureghian

    11 years ago

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

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