The Athletics announced that they have selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Seth Brown, a move that was previously reported. They also recalled catcher Jhonny Pereda. Catcher Shea Langeliers has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique and outfielder Drew Avans has been designated for assignment.
Avans, 29 next week, was added to the roster just over a week ago. His first taste of the major leagues didn’t go especially well. He got into seven games and made 15 plate appearances. He recorded two hits, both singles, with five strikeouts and no walks.
That’s obviously a tiny sample and not much to go on but the A’s probably never envisioned a large role for Avans regardless. He’s never been a highly-touted prospect and only just made it the majors ahead of his 29th birthday. He’ll now head into DFA limbo for a week at most. Since the waiver process takes 48 hours, the A’s could take five days to explore trade interest.
He has generally been a solid Triple-A performer, with a .275/.374/.408 line and 103 wRC+ dating back to the start of the 2021 season. He usually steals 20 to 40 bases annually and can play all three outfield positions.
As for Langeliers, it’s unclear how long he is expected to be out but his IL placement isn’t a surprise. He departed yesterday’s game with a “left flank injury” and was sent for an MRI. Langeliers was previously taking the bulk of the playing time behind the plate with Willie MacIver as the backup. Pereda is up to replace Langeliers but it’s unclear how the club plans to divide the playing time now. It’s also unclear if they have any designs on moving Tyler Soderstrom back behind the plate to cover for Langeliers. Soderstrom was once a catching prospect but has mostly been playing first base in the majors.
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glad to see Seth Brown get his 10th shot to show that he isn’t good enough to play in the majors.
“He needs at least 500 more PAs before we can decide if he’s not good enough for the majors.” -David Forst, probably
Who starts, Pereda or MacIver?
Lineup posted 1min ago, looks like MacIver will get most of the starts
Yeah MacIver hit really well in the minors. Im curious to see if it translates to the big leagues
They brought Pereda up to showcase his inability and will DFA him for Susac in short time. although if MacIver hits well and shows up – that will delay his DFA/send back down until Shea is back.
Is he related to former Red Sox outfielder Dwight Avans?
It’s Drew Evans, down on the farm
Avans should get a shot somewhere IMO. Batted ball data and surface stats were all solid at AAA this year. Feel like he could be a decent 4th OFer/bench player