Brown on AFL Prospect Team
Phillies top prospect Domonic Brown, a BlueClaw in 2008, was named to the All-Prospect team at the prestigious Arizona Fall League, which wrapped up a few weeks ago.
Brown, who turned 22 in September, hit .229 with 2 HRs and 18 RBIs playing for Scottsdale (he was 0 for his last 20), but prospect status, rather than specific AFL performance, is what gets you onto this team, and Brown is one of the 30 or so best prospects in the game.
Last week we talked to Dave Murphyof the Daily News. He said the following on Brown:
People in the organization we talk to like Domonic Brown. They view him as a future star, a Carl Crawford type impact guy. Michael Taylor, I never get the sense they view him as a 30-100 guy, and there’s not an overwhelming anticipation of him getting to the big leagues. Whereas Brown is “can’t miss,” for lack of a better term, Taylor is more in the Ryan Howard mold, where he was putting up great numbers but they’re still unsure. Howard left little doubt once he arrived but I don’t get the sense that they’re willing to let Werth go because they have Taylor waiting.
Others of note on the team…
- Jose Tabata (Pirates)…former Yankees farmhand was a part of the 2008 Xavier Nady trade
- Buster Posey (Giants)…Top catching prospect in baseball
- Stephen Strasburg (Nationals)…uber-prospect was first player drafted last year
- Drew Storen (Nationals)…10th player drafted last year gave up a home run to Travis d’Arnaud at Hagerstown on the first pitch he threw as a professional
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