WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES

2010
A-:  293/348/373, 225 AB, 12 2B, 3 3B, 18 BB, 31 K, 3-4 SB

Brown was the primary thirdbaseman at State College, and also saw some time at second and a small amount at short.  His walk total wasn’t nearly as high as in college, but Brown made contact consistently and was one of the few Spikes who hit well late in the season.  He had only three errors in forty games at third, and none in fourteen games at second and short.

2011
A+:  262/299/315, 260 AB, 10 2B, 2 3B, 14 BB, 35 K, 4-5 SB

The Pirates jumped Brown up to Bradenton to serve as the utility infielder.  He ended up playing almost regularly the last two months due to injuries and the trade of Aaron Baker.  His hitting was marginal, which isn’t too bad considering the level jump.  He didn’t hit for any power at all and a probable consequence was that his walk rate dropped to one every twenty plate appearances.  With Jarek Cunningham hurt, Brown got about half his playing time at second.  He also backed up the two Gonzalezes at short and third, and played a few games each in the outfield corners and at first.  He had trouble with errors at short–11 in 20 games–but otherwise was solid.

2012
AA:  290/369/391, 138 AB, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 13 BB, 23 K, 3-5 SB

Brown spent the season as a utility player at Altoona, dividing his time between second, third and short.  He got some playing time early in the season due to injuries and got very hot, batting .395 in May, which led to more playing time.  He cooled off after that, though, and played only sparingly in the second half.

Brown is a capable player on both sides of the ball, better than you generally see among organizational players.  He wasn’t on a roster, though, to start the 2013 season.