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by **ChrisSabo** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 10:52 pm

how do you think he will do this year? nobody seems to be ranking him as high as i do...if you are down on him whats yr reason?

by **swarmee** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 10:57 pm

ChrisSabo wrote:how do you think he will do this year? nobody seems to be ranking him as high as i do...if you are down on him whats yr reason?

K Brown falls into the Sweeney, Griffey mold of too unreliable in terms of injuries to draft ahead of solid players that are healthy. That being said, I have K Brown as #59 on my cheat sheet.

by **kentx12** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 11:03 pm

I think he will be very good. If i can get as my 2nd pitcher I will be very happy. The problem is I wont take my 1st pitcher till the 4th round atleast

by **GSes** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 11:05 pm

Can he stay healthy?

He did most of last season. With the Yanks offense and last season's stats he would have won 20 games and not 14.

Can he stay healthy?

That drops him in my rankings outside of the SP top 12

by **ChrisSabo** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 11:06 pm

K Brown falls into the Sweeney, Griffey mold of too unreliable in terms of injuries to draft ahead of solid players that are healthy. That being said, I have K Brown as #59 on my cheat sheet.[/quote]

i hope you dont have griffey anywhere near #59 :-)

by **RynMan** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 11:07 pm

yeah, likewise.
the guy is good, when he is healthy - look at last year. But i think it took a team that can afford to gamble like the yankees to take brown on board. I wouldnt draft him entirely early, just because he seems fragile.

by **eftda** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 3:43 am

he should do about the same as last year (Maybe not era)

by **DieHardCubbie** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 4:15 am

swarmee wrote: That being said, I have K Brown as #59 on my cheat sheet.

Dang swarmee....I think you are coping my draft sheet...I have him at #61.... ;-D

by **BobbyRoberto** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 4:23 am

The drawbacks of Kevin Brown:
1) Age
2) Injury risk
3) Moving from Dodger Stadium (baseball's best pitcher's park) to Yankee Stadium (a more neutral park)
4) High ground ball to fly ball ratio (3.04 to 1, last season) means more hits getting past no-range Derek Jeter than got past Izturis last season (Izturis is a much-better defensive shortstop despite what Tim McCarver thinks).

Benefits of Kevin Brown:
1) Peripheral numbers were still strong last season, at age 38 (7.9 K/9, 2.4 bb/9)
2) Awesome Yankees lineup should provide many wins if he stays healthy.

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