Brown lost his place on the Athletics' 40-man roster in June after he posted a .557 OPS through 63 games, but he rejoined the big-league roster about a month later and had a .271/.312/.448 slash line the rest of the way. The turnaround was enough for the A's to tender him a contract for 2025, and the power potential is clearly still there as he hit nine homers in 61 games during the second stint. Brown was a 25-11 guy in 2022 and clearly still has that ability, but he hasn't shown that he can produce at that level in the majors consistently. Brown and his left-handed bat should see a fair number of opportunities against right-handed pitching early in 2025, but beyond that there are hardly any guarantees for his role and production. Read Past Outlooks