{"id":528994,"date":"2026-01-20T12:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/528994\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T12:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:15:23","slug":"yankees-sign-seth-brown-as-cody-bellinger-talks-linger-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/528994\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees sign Seth Brown as Cody Bellinger talks linger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Yankees continue to stockpile depth while <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/yankees-margin-error-cody-bellinger-002401304.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:holding out for their top offseason target;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">holding out for their top offseason target<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The club and outfielder\/first baseman Seth Brown agreed to a minor league deal on Monday, bringing the former Athletics slugger into the organization to potentially serve as insurance at Triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p> Access the Yankees beat like never before <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/account\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Try it free;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Try it free <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brown, 33, was released by the Athletics last year after he spent parts of seven seasons in the big leagues with them, batting .226 with a .712 OPS and 74 home runs in 568 games. The left-handed hitter\u2019s best year came in 2022, when he hit .230 with 25 home runs with a .749 OPS, but in three years since he has hit .223 with 29 home runs and a .667 OPS.<\/p>\n<p>The signing was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AramLeighton8\/status\/2013290758065762315?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:first reported by Just Baseball.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">first reported by Just Baseball.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As they try to re-sign Cody Bellinger as the central move of their offseason, the Yankees have replenished some depth with minor league signings, a group that includes former big leaguers in Brown, Paul DeJong and Zack Short.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Seth Brown Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/635c7d37e10e1be69234e729a6ea6d72.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Seth Brown Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Many of the outfielders that spent time at Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre last season are no longer in the organization, including Everson Pereira (traded for Jos\u00e9 Caballero), Dominic Smith, Ismael Munguia, Bryan De La Cruz, Jos\u00e9 Rojas and Brennen Davis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Yankees continue to stockpile depth while holding out for their top offseason target. 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