[3] Brown spent the majority of 1997 on Texas' AAA affiliate, the Oklahoma City 89ers, where he posted a .241 batting average with 19 home runs.

With only about 2 weeks left before the start of the 1998 season, Brown was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for relief pitcher Tim Crabtree.

[4] Between the 2000 and 2001 seasons, Brown played a total of 22 games with Milwaukee, with the rest of his time spent with the AAA Indianapolis Indians.

After playing only 6 games with Tampa Bay's AAA affiliate, the Durham Bulls, he was released from the team in favor of other catching prospects Paul Hoover and Toby Hall.

Brown was assigned to Boston's AAA affiliate, the Pawtucket Red Sox, where he became the team's starting catcher in 2002.