Former Astros GM Dana Brown returns to the Braves
According to Johnny Flores Jr. of The Athletic, Dana Brown is rejoining the Atlanta Braves organization as a senior advisor to the amateur scouting department. “Dana Brown is joining the Atlanta Braves as a senior advisor to the amateur scouting department, reuniting with president and general manager Alex Anthopoulos, a league source confirmed to The […]
According to Johnny Flores Jr. of The Athletic, Dana Brown is rejoining the Atlanta Braves organization as a senior advisor to the amateur scouting department.
“Dana Brown is joining the Atlanta Braves as a senior advisor to the amateur scouting department, reuniting with president and general manager Alex Anthopoulos, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a personnel move that had not been finalized.”
Brown previously served with the Braves from 2019 to 2022, helping them to a World Series while being credited with finding a number of Atlanta’s current and former stars, including Michael Harris II, Spencer Strider, and Tyler Matzek.
“I remember Dana telling me he was a top-five high-school bat in the draft — he wrote it in his report as well — and that we had to take him,” Alex Anthopoulos said. “He wasn’t highly touted at all and Dana wanted to take him in the third round. I remember asking him if he was sure we needed to take him that high and he was adamant.
“He did the same thing with Spencer Strider (the Braves’ fourth-round pick) in 2020. I’ve been with him a long time and when he’s that convicted I stay out of the way. One other time he pounded for us to sign a player was Tyler Matzek when he was in Indy ball. It was August (2019), minor league season was about to be over and he wouldn’t let it go so we signed him to a two-year minor-league contract. Dana doesn’t bat 1.000, no one does but when he’s passionate about something, I’ve learned the smart move is to listen.”
Brown and Anthopoulos have had a working relationship for over 20 years across three organizations, so when it was announced that Brown and the Astros mutually agreed to part ways during the season, a reunion felt like a logical landing spot. This is a massive addition to the Braves’ front office.
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