Cody
Brown

6.24.15 Brown has an athletic frame with a strong lower half. He has a drop and drive delivery and throws from a high three-quarters arm slot. He has a long arm action and generates velocity with normal effort. His shoulders are uphill and slightly closed as he strides out to a closed landing before coming an athletic finish. Brown’s fastball topped out at 80 and he worked at 75-77. He threw strikes with the pitch and it had slight run to it. He threw a sharp 11/5 slider with decent armspeed that ran 64-66. Brown also threw a sinking changeup with good armspeed that ran 72-73.  Offensively, hits from a tall, balanced stance that is slightly open.  Does not load back and arm bars during separation.  Rhythm is stiff throughout swing.  Stride does not get back on line.  Lower half does not engage with hands.  Strong frame and power potential if lower half was utilized.  Maintains his balance throughout swing.  Bat exit velocity of 78 mph.  Swing path works around ball thus making him a pull hitter.  Line drive hitter with pull power potential.  In the outfield, threw from a high ¾ arm slot.  Long arm action that gets stiff at times.  Throws had some accuracy.  Positional velocity of 78 mph.  Average hands.  Footwork was slow, but got in sync at times.