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Yankees and first baseman\/outfielder Seth Brown<\/strong> have agreed to a minor league deal, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. A Klutch Sports client will likely be in big league camp during spring training.<\/p>\n Brown, 33, had major league success with the Athletics but is coming off a few uneven years. During the 2021 and 2022 seasons, he went to the plate 862 times for the A’s. His 27.3% strikeout rate during that span was quite 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 over those two years, resulting in a wRC+ of 111, which was 11 percent better than the league average hitter.<\/p>\n But his production took off from there. Over the next two campaigns, he made 778 plate appearances with a 7.1% walk rate and 28 home runs. His .227\/.284\/.392 line over those two years led to a 91 wRC+, which puts him nine percent below average. Not exactly a hot laner and not a spectacular quarterback, his innocence put him on thin ice.<\/p>\n Last year it was even worse. He struggled enough to be designated for assignment in May, clearing waivers a few days later. He pitched in the minor leagues for a few games and was called up again in early June, but then hit the injured list with elbow lateral epicondylitis. At the end of June, he was released. He signed a minor league contract with the Diamondbacks and spent more than a month with their Triple-A team. He opted out of his contract in early August but did not sign elsewhere.<\/p>\n Within that transaction, he picked up 76 major league plate appearances on the year with a .185\/.303\/.262 slash line in that stretch. His minor league production improved significantly, 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.<\/p>\n For the Yankees, there is little harm in bringing him in on a minor league deal. He doesn’t have a great path to the big league season right now. A must have project for the Yanks Ben Rice<\/strong> in the beginning, Aaron is the judge<\/strong> in one corner of the field, Jason Dom\u00ednguez<\/strong> in another, with Giancarlo Stanton<\/strong> in the selected calling area. The outside hope Spencer Jones<\/strong> he could push the job into spring training. The Yankees are also trying to re-sign Cody Bellinger<\/strong>. If they succeed, that will further crowd out the outfield and the primary charts.<\/p>\n All clubs make random additions like this to add depth, however, as twists and turns are inevitable during a long season. Stanton is 36 years old and hasn’t been off the injured list for a full season since 2018. The judge is about to turn 34 years old and will get time in the DH position itself. Dom\u00ednguez hasn’t really established himself as a big leaguer and still has options. Rice could end up behind the plate if the catcher gets hurt. Jones hit 35 homers last year but also struck out 35.4% of his plate appearances. A disagreement with Bellinger could lead to him signing elsewhere.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Ed Szczepanski, Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yankees and first baseman\/outfielder Seth Brown have agreed to a minor league deal, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. A Klutch Sports client will likely be in big league camp during spring training. Brown, 33, had major league success with the Athletics but is coming off a few uneven years. 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