The Oakland A’s made a lot of major league moves over the last couple weeks, but that doesn’t preclude the normal offseason allotment of minor league depth signings. They mixed in another one of those quiet pickups last Monday.
The A’s signed relief pitcher Aaron Brown to a minor league contract, per the team’s transaction page.
On the surface, Brown doesn’t appear like a notable addition. The lefty will turn 29 this season, and he hasn’t played above Double-A. But there’s a reason he hasn’t made it higher up the ladder yet — he didn’t begin pitching in the pros until 2017.