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Two observations from the highlights…. Brown is nasty. His command and third pitch(es) may hold him back, but his stuff overall really pops.
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He has such a nice, comfortable-looking delivery.  Seems well-balanced and like it shouldn't be super high-maintenance. 

But yeah, the question of command will dictate.   *IF* he has good command, he can be really good, his stuff is good enough.  Not sure his stuff is extraordinary enough to get by without the command, though?  Locating 95-96 is nice when it's placed well, but in a world where every RHP throws 95, I'm not sure that sets him apart. 

Will be interesting to see how well he can locate his fastball; and how much he'll trust it within the strike zone.  I'm thinking that he'll do really well when he gets two strikes on people.  His curve and his high riding fastball can get him a lot of K's.  But getting to K-counts requires getting a couple of strikes first.  Can he locate and trust his fastball enough to throw it in the zone? 

Fun prospect to watch, that's for sure. 

I feel like "command ... may hold him back, but his stuff overall really pops" might be true for a lot of guys in our system.  It's fun.  Hopefully he pitch lab can get some strike-throwing going.