Athletics
Acquire Corey Brown
11:32am:*The Nationals an**unced that they've received cash considerations in return for Brown.
11:15am:*The
Athletics have acquired outfielder
Corey Brown from the Nationals, according to ESPN's Buster Olney (
Twitter link).
Brown was designated for assignment last week to make room for
Nate McLouth*on the Nationals' 40-man roster.
Brown, 28, is a career .175/.250/.400 batter in 45 Major League plate appearances. At the Triple-A level, he's slashed .254/333/.461 in 1602 career plate appearances.
Brown and right-hander*
Henry Rodriguez*were acquired by the Nationals in the 2010 trade that sent*
Josh Willingham*to Oakland. The A's took him in the supplemental round of the 2007 draft as compensation for the los of*
Frank Thomas.
Brown is out of options, meaning he will have to make the Athletics' Major League club out of Spring Training or be designated for assignment or traded again.
