Seth

Brown

Brown never made it to Arizona after signing a minor league pact with the club back in early July. The 33-year-old veteran has been cut loose to pursue other opportunities after exercising the upward mobility clause in his deal earlier this week. He’ll likely have to settle for another minor league contract somewhere else.

For those unfamiliar, the upward mobility clause means that all 29 times outside of Arizona have a chance to claim Brown. If they do not, the Diamondbacks have to add Brown to the 40-man roster or release him. It’s feasible someone could have interest in adding Brown as a depth piece, but there’s just as good of chance he’s hitting free agency soon.

Brown heads to Arizona just a couple days after being released by the Athletics while on the injured list with an elbow issue. The 32-year-old provides the Diamondbacks with some experienced corner outfield depth and has put up some truly eye-popping numbers this season at the Triple-A level.

We’re not licensed physicians, but a quick search reveals that Brown is dealing with tennis elbow. The 32-year-old veteran will likely be shut down for a couple weeks to rest and recover. He was on fire at Triple-A Las Vegas earlier this month to earn a trip back to the majors.

The 32-year-old slugger has done nothing but mash the baseball since his recent demotion, slashing a Herculean .500/.512/1.071 with seven homers, 13 RBI and a 3/1 K/BB ratio in 43 plate appearances over nine games at Triple-A Las Vegas. We’ll see if he can carry over those results with the big league club and become a viable mixed league fantasy option once again.

Brown went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment last Friday when the Athletics brought up prospect Denzel Clarke. The 32-year-old veteran, who has appeared in 563 games in the big leagues dating back to 2019, will remain with the organization for now.

The Athletics made a flurry of roster moves on Friday with an eye toward adding youth and offensive potential to the roster and Brown wound up being one of the casualties. The 32-year-old was slashing an abysmal .192/.311/.288 with one home run, three RBI and a 17/7 K/BB ratio over his first 61 plate appearances. He’s someone that could attract some interest on waivers.

Kurtz gets the matinee off even with right-hander Bryan Woo on the mound for Seattle. The 22-year-old rookie will take a seat with Seth Brown in the lineup in Kurtz’s absence.

Butler will get a rare day of rest to open the series against Miami. Jacob Wilson is leading off, and Seth Brown will get the start in right field while Butler rests.

Kurtz is with the A’s for tonight’s game against the Rangers and Patrick Corbin, but he’s not going to be activated until Wednesday. The A’s haven’t said who is being demoted to make room for him, but fellow left-handed hitter Seth Brown seems like the obvious choice.