2010 draft

[McCovey]

With the #24 pick the Giants pick center fielder Gary Brown.

Scouting report:

[McCovey]

Brown's Cal State Fullerton web page.

http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/brown_gary00.html

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Some more scouting reports on Gary Brown.

http://baseballbeginnings.com/2010/04/17/gary-brown-report/

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=8634895

http://www.mlbbonusbaby.com/2010/6/7/1506337/1-24-san-francisco-giants-gary

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7189183

[McCovey]

Gary Brown - OF

Cal State Fullerton, Jr.



Birthdate: 8/27/1988
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Scout's report filed: 3/2/10
Game(s): San Diego

Scouting Report

Hitting ability: Brown consistently gets the barrel on the ball. It's not pretty, his feet are moving, but the bat is always in the right place, particularly against fastballs.

Power: He doesn't look like he should, but he's got some surprising pop.
Running speed: He's got plus, plus speed.

Base running: He wreaks havoc on the basepaths, though he's still raw and needs to learn the nuances of baserunning.

Arm strength: His arm is not quite average and isn't really a part of his game.

Fielding: When he first started playing center, he did not look good out there. But he's improved quickly in his routes and reading the ball off the bat.
Range: With his speed, he's got more than enough range for center.

Physical Description: Brown is an athletic, though not overly big, speedster. He's got a Reggie Willits body type.

Medical Update: Healthy.
Strengths: Plus, plus speed. Better hitting skills than expected.

Weaknesses: He's still raw in many facets of the game.

Summary: There may not have been another hitter in the 2010 Draft class who got off to a hotter start than Brown. Speed is his best tool, and he can wreak havoc on the basepaths. He's got more strength and power than it would seem, and while his approach is unorthodox, he's got good overall hitting skills. Relatively new to the outfield, he's come a long way in terms of his defensive skills in center. Pure speed guys who can hit don't grow on trees, and if Brown keeps hitting the way he started out the year, he's going to hear his name called sooner rather than later on Draft Day.

[McCovey]

Scouting Update: Gary Brown, CF, Cal State Fullerton (2010 Draft) (http://baseballbeginnings.com/2010/03/31/gary-brown-update/)

By John Klima (http://baseballbeginnings.com/author/john/)
March 31, 2010

Gary Brown (http://baseballbeginnings.com/tag/gary-brown/)is going to have a chance to hang around the game because his two best tools, speed and center field defense, are highly prized commodities for teams looking to find players whose value is in saving runs.

I saw Brown in the Cape Cod League and recently for Cal State Fullerton again. He’s a good athlete of average build and his hands and forearms show you strength. Speed is his key and he makes use of it on offense and defense. Brown is a consistent 60 runner from the right side. He has a good first step and is a good base runner.

Brown separates himself defensively in center field, where he is as polished of a defender as you’ll find in the 2010 draft. Brown uses that good first step he shows out of the batter’s box to consistently get good jumps at contact. While I didn’t ask him to cover one eye and read the eye chart from top to bottom, I suspect this guy has very good vision. His routes are consistently direct and efficient, which is a change, because most amateur outfielders treat defense as something to do when they are not hitting.
What you get are guys who take circus routes to balls and generally deserve the clown music playing in the background. Not the case with Brown. The guy is a pro defender all the way.

His arm strength is below average, but he helps himself compensate with accuracy, throwing to the right base, and hitting the cut-off guy. These aren’t the real flashy things, but they win games, and managers will love him because he will put money in their pockets.

Offensively, I think Brown needs to continue to develop to be an everyday big league outfielder. He needs to get rid of the metal habits of being too long with his swing for the kind of player he would profile as in the big leagues. His metal swing is entirely too armsy and not compact enough for where he needs to be as a pro. I think he can make the adjustment with wood because I think his hands are strong enough. But I also think he needs wood at-bats to close the gaps offensively from college to the big leagues.

If he can do that, there’s no reason why this guy couldn’t run you .300. Don’t look for power, because you won’t get it. Look for a potential Gold Glove defender with above average speed whose future offense will determine whether he is an everyday big league center fielder or a standout fourth outfielder.

Grades:
Hit 20/50 Power 20/40 Run 60/60 Arm 40/40 Field 70/70 OFP = 52

[Bear]

Bottom line Mc. Good pick or bad? How far out is he in terms of being a help in SF? Will he make it or not?:confused:

[McCovey]

Bottom line Mc. Good pick or bad? How far out is he in terms of being a help in SF? Will he make it or not?:confused:
I have no idea. :shrug: Apparently, Brown has great speed (80 on the 20-80 scale), can covers lots of ground in CF but has zero power and doesn't really draw any walks.

[McCovey]

I talked to some scouting folks I know and they told me they see Brown at best being a 4th outfielder pinch runner in the majors. His inability to draw any walks will be a problem for Brown.

[Bear]

I talked to some scouting folks I know and they told me they see Brown at best being a 4th outfielder pinch runner in the majors. His inability to draw any walks will be a problem for Brown.

Another Andres Torres with less talent.:(

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Keith Law's take on the Giants' 2010 draft.


San Francisco Giants (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=sfo):

I like the college arms they took early, including command/control specialist Seth Rosin (http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/draft/player/_/id/18990/seth-rosin) and fastball/changeup lefty Mike Kickham (http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/draft/player/_/id/18997/mike-kickham), while College of Charleston closer Heath Hembree has tremendous arm strength but not much of a track record. Their bats don't thrill me, as Jarrett Parker has never given me any reason to think he'll hit much with wood, and Carter Jurica was an overdraft by several rounds as a low-upside utility infielder. Outfielder Charles Jones should sign quickly, as he's committed to a junior college; he's raw with the potential for plus power and runs well for a big guy. Tough signs include Austin Southall (committed to LSU).