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Houston Astros Prospect Hunter Brown Climbs MLB Pipeline Ranking

Houston Astros' Hunter Brown
Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

MLB Pipeline released its 2023 Top 100 Baseball Prospect list Thursday, and Hunter Brown was the lone Houston Astros player to grace the list. As expected, the eighth-best right-handed pitching prospect ranked higher than the outlet’s previous rendition, climbing from No. 68 to No. 43.

Brown made his Major League debut in 2022, appearing in seven regular-season games. The right-hander posted a 0.89 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 20.1 innings pitched. Although dipping his feet into the highest level of his career, Brown didn’t look like a rookie, limiting Major League left-handed hitters to a .429 OPS.

MLB Pipeline graded his curveball a 65 on a 20-80 scale, making it the highest-graded bender amongst the top-10 right-handed pitching prospects. The outlet graded Brown’s fastball a 65, highlighting its carry and run complemented by 95-97 mph with a peak of 100 mph. Evaluators also graded Brown’s slider a 60, his changeup a 45, his control a 45 and his overall arsenal a 55.

While expected to make the 26-man roster, Brown will likely not crack the rotation given the experienced arms available for Houston. If the club resorts to a six-man rotation, his chances increase, but as spring training nears, Brown will likely be evaluated as a long-relief option to start the 2023 season.

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