Seth

Brown

Brown was signed to a minor league contract in January. The 33-year-old slashed 235/.327/.426 in his time with Triple-A Scranton Wilkes/Barre. He’s likely looking at another minor league deal with whatever club gives him a chance.

It’ll most likely be J.C. Escarra, Paul Goldschmidt, Amed Rosario and Randal Grichuk in bench roles for the Yankees to open the season. Cabrera has hit .234/.295/.346 with 20 homers and 15 steals in 949 plate appearances for the Yankees since 2022. Schuemann was acquired from the Athletics in a trade last month and projects as a utility infielder at the highest level.

Domínguez enters a pivotal spring training without a clear avenue to regular playing time after New York re-signed veterans Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham earlier this offseason. The 23-year-old former top prospect could potentially wind up back at Triple-A to continue his development by playing everyday. These situations have a way of sorting themselves out but it’s clear that Domínguez will offer minimal fantasy appeal in a reduced role at the highest level. Here is the full lineup: Domínguez (LF), Aaron Judge (RF), Ryan McMahon (3B), Paul Goldschmidt (DH), Seth Brown (1B), Paul DeJong (SS), Spencer Jones (CF), Max Schuemann (2B) and Ali Sánchez (C).

Brown was sent to the minors early in 2025 and played 35 games in Triple-A for the Athletics and Diamondbacks, hitting .352/.416/.697 with 12 home runs and 34 RBI. He has a career .226/.292/.419 slash line with a 27.5 percent strikeout rate in 568 career MLB games. He has a nearly 43 percent career pull rate as a left-handed hitter and could be a good fit in Yankee Stadium.

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.