Dana Brown Returns to Braves as Senior Advisor

The Atlanta Braves have reunited with Dana Brown, bringing the former Houston Astros general manager back to the organisation as a senior advisor of amateur scouting. The move, reported by MLB Trade Rumors and confirmed by Bob Nightengale, returns Brown to a club he worked for before heading to Houston. Brown's return is one of the first front-office moves of the offseason, coming as clubs reset after the World Series. Atlanta's amateur scouting operation will now draw on an executive with long experience of building farm systems, a role that fits Brown's background before his time running the Astros' baseball operations. The Braves are not the only club making early-November decisions. Tampa Bay has already picked up Drew Rasmussen's $20 million option and finalised Yandy Díaz's contract, while several option calls across the league were settled on Saturday.