The last time that Hunter Brown was tagged on MLBTR's pages was almost one year ago. Brown had just thrown a five-inning relief appearance after Cristian Javier failed to advance past the second inning. Houston had been running a six-man rotation and was potentially considering dropping Brown to the bullpen or to Triple-A, as he'd allowed 26 runs over 23 innings through the end of April.
A lot can change in a year.
Brown struck out seven while allowing just one run in that May 11 relief outing. His return to the rotation six days later didn't go well, as he gave up four runs in five innings against Milwaukee. After that, Brown reeled off eight consecutive quality starts. He allowed more than three runs in just three of his final 22 appearances. He'd made it through six innings in just one of his first eight starts. He failed to complete six innings only three times from the middle of May onwards.
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Astros keep producing talent. Still Think the dynasty level run is over. Highly doubt they will be contenders going forward
Not sure why I’m paying for something that reads like it’s trying to be Fangraphs, which is a free site. This is so player-friendly and it feels like it’s a plant from Brown’s agent to drive up his earning power.
Yes, an article in 2025 to drive up the free agent frenzy in… 2029. Trade Rumors and Brown’s team really playing the long game on this one!
There’s a lot of fluff here. It’s a valid point. Congratulate the heck out of anyone who dies or retires and over exaggerate their skill level. I got killed for saying Rick Porcello was the worst CY winner ever or one of the worst lol
The people who comment seem to have created a culture here, where it’s as if the players and their families are sensitive and codependent and read these comments before bed and after breakfast lol
That’s why I didn’t renew. Fangraphs is the way to go
“Congratulate the heck out of anyone who dies or retires and over exaggerate their skill level.”
“The people who comment seem to have created a culture here, where it’s as if the players and their families are sensitive and codependent and read these comments before bed and after breakfast lol ”
Huh…
Well thanks, but I don’t think you’re doing anyone nor the Bostock family any favors putting your name and avatar as Lyman Bostock either.
As someone who has worked for MLBTR on two occasions, I can assure you that’s not how we work. When agents approach, they are gently rebuffed.
@Brad Johnson
I loved the big hype prospects articles! Great content and always a great read! The content here is fantastic, but yours is greatly missed as well.
Just an acknowledgement of the obvious. Brown is already
really good, and has the upside to be better. An Astros treasure.