Baseball America rocked the boat a bit when they named Dominic Brown the top prospect in the Phillies organization, ahead of Carlos Carrasco, who everyone expected to be in the top slot for the third year in a row. But the folks at BA, at least through the first month of the season, have once again showed us they know what they’re doing.

Brown, a BlueClaws OF last year, got some love today from the excellent site MinorLeagueBall.com.

**Dominic Brown’s breakout is in progress. The Phillies outfield prospect is hitting .318/.400/.576 with four homers and seven steals for Class A Clearwater, showing strong plate discipline, speed, and improved power production. He had made major progress last year, needing only better power to complete the package, and right now it looks like that is happening. You really need to pay close attention to this guy; I think he’s the real deal, a tools guy who is developing his skills rapidly.

Brown will turn 22 in September and could get a look at Double-A if he keeps this hot hitting up through the All-Star break, which is, amazingly enough, six weeks away.

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