Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 15, 2008
Brown Down

Jeremy Brown retired from baseball:

Catcher Jeremy Brown, one of the central subjects in the book "Moneyball" that chronicled Billy Beane's unconventional methods as Oakland general manager, told the Athletics he's calling it a career.

The A's said Friday that Brown would not report to spring training after telling them Tuesday he planned to retire for personal reasons. In response, they agreed to terms with free agent catcher Matt LeCroy on a minor league deal to help fill the void of Brown's departure. He was due to arrive at spring training Saturday.

It's too bad he never made it as a major leaguer. His was a great story. He did post a .370 OBA in the minor leagues, so Beane's was right about Brown's ability to get on base.


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