Cubs Top Prospects: Ben Brown

3 hours ago, Aram Leighton said:

A powerful heater and plus breaking ball helped Ben Brown carve through Double-A hitters though he became a bit too dependent on his fastball in Triple-A. Do the Cubs transition him to the bullpen in 2024?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cubs Top Prospects: Ben Brown

A powerful heater and plus breaking ball helped Ben Brown carve through Double-A hitters though he became a bit too dependent on his fastball in Triple-A. Do the Cubs transition him to the bullpen in 2024?

 

 

 

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If they do it, I hope it's not out of necessity (big league club needs relievers/he's not a starter). 

Important guy.  Hard to guess how much his issues last year were fundamental capacity, versus health issues.  This is only his second off-season in the Cubs development program, so not sure if they might have any tweaks to help with the off-speed stuff.  While he's 24, between injuries and Covid he's still got <300 pro-innings.  Probably more hoping than expecting, but you'd like to think that there could still be meaningful improvement and increased consistency in the future for a <300-innings guy.  

I'm a big believer in the value of good relievers.  So I'd not minimize his potential value as a reliever... *IF* he can become a good one.