Seth

Brown

Brown was eligible for arbitration for the second year in a row, and is looking at a decent raise from the $2,600,000 he made in 2024 his first time around. In 2024, Brown hit .231/.289/.379 with 14 homers over an even 400 plate appearances.

The veteran will take a seat against a left-hander starter with Daz Cameron starting in left field and batting eighth. Brown has hit .296 with seven home runs, 13 runs scored, and 25 RBI in 41 games since the All-Star break; however, the A’s will face four more lefties in their next six games, which could impact his playing time going forward.

Brown did all of that despite not starting Friday’s game. With the Tigers down 5-3, the 32-year-old veteran smoked a two-run homer off Shelby Miller to tie the game at 5-5. He came up big two innings later with an RBI single off Beau Brieske to give Oakland the victory and Brown his 44th run driven in. Brown has put up a decent .251/.310/.421 slash, but isn’t quite good enough in any category to recommend as a fantasy option at this stage of his career.

The Mariners used Trent Thornton in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth, ensuring that Andrés Muñoz will be well rested for Wednesday’s game. Brown, who was left for dead in June, is hitting .320 with eight homers and 25 RBI in 134 plate appearances since being brought back to the majors on July 11. As long as he’s steady for the rest of the month, he’ll probably be part of Oakland’s plans for 2025, something that seemed highly unlikely two months ago.

Brown took lefty reliever Sam Moll deep for a fourth-inning solo shot before tagging righty Emilio Pagán for a three-run blast in the eighth inning to record his fifth career multi-homer performance.

Brown extended Oakland’s to 2-0 with the RBI single. The 32-year-old has not been terrible effective in 2024 with a .224/.280/.376 slash, but anyone who had him in their fantasy lineup Saturday has to have at least a smirk on their face.

Brown got the scoring started for the Athletics in the first inning when he doubled home Shea Langeliers, JJ Bleday, and Brent Rooker with the bases loaded. That double was hit off a familiar foe in Paul Blackburn, who was traded from the Athletics to the Mets at last month’s deadline. Brown has struggled this month, entering the day with just three hits. He remains off the fantasy radar at this time.

Brown is back for Saturday’s game against the Blue Jays following a two-game stint on the paternity list. He’s batting .255 (12-for-47) with three homers in 16 games since the All-Star break.

Brown has hit an impressive .283/.328/.567 in 64 plate appearances since returning from Triple-A last month. Tyler Nevin is filling in for him at first base today.

Brown was terrible to start the season and was demoted to Triple-A in the middle of June. However, in nine games since coming back to the big leagues, he’s gone 7-for-28 (.250) with three home runs, six runs, and five RBI. While that’s not elite production, he has proven himself to be a solid 20+ home run hitter and if he continues to get his strikeout rate in order, as he has since being recalled, he could be a solid deep league option.