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Offline JCA-CrystalCity

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Follow the Prospects: Marcus Brown, SS
« Topic Start: August 06, 2023, 06:48:05 PM »
Marcus Brown, SS

Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right

6-0, 187lb

Born: September 14, 2001 (Age: 21-326d) in Johnson, AR us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 5th round of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK).
High School: Shiloh Christian HS (Springdale, AR)
School: Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=brown-020mar
https://www.mlb.com/player/marcus-brown-694939?stats=career-r-hitting-minors

Assigned to Fredericksburg.

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In three seasons in Stillwater, Brown played in 148 games and posted a .302 batting average, 13 homers and 74 RBIs. As a junior in 2023, he tallied career highs in home runs (9) and RBIs (36).
https://okstate.com/news/2023/7/12/cowboy-baseball-six-cowboys-picked-in-mlb-draft

https://twitter.com/BrownMarcus12

https://www.mlb.com/news/nationals-take-travis-sykora-andrew-pinckney-on-day-2-of-2023-mlb-draft
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Notable skill: A career .302 hitter in three college seasons, Brown hit nine homers with an .828 OPS as a junior this year. But his best tool is his defensive acumen at shortstop. With his selection, Brown became the fourth OSU Cowboy drafted in this year’s first 138 picks.

Fun fact: Brown sounds like a fun hang. In college, Brown said he would “like to win a lifetime supply of Juicy Fruit” and revealed that his go-to karaoke song is “Hold My Hand” by Hootie and the Blowfish, according to the Oklahoma State Athletics website.

Quotable: “He’s reliable at shortstop, and it’s plus range. … What you’re focusing on here if you’re the Nationals is that he sticks at shortstop, and you can get a little more out of him at the plate.” -- Callis

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Marcus Brown, SS
« Reply #1: August 13, 2023, 09:40:36 AM »
Via Nats player development:
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Marcus Brown (5th rd., 2023) is 7-for-11 (.636) with a double, seven RBI, two walks, one stolen base and four runs scored in his last three games

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Marcus Brown, SS
« Reply #2: August 13, 2023, 12:00:38 PM »
Nats seem to have moved Armando Cruz to 2B so Brown can take SS.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Marcus Brown, SS
« Reply #3: August 17, 2023, 09:21:22 PM »
Brown hitting .325 / .750, as he splits time at SS with Armando Cruz.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Marcus Brown, SS
« Reply #4: May 10, 2024, 04:07:04 PM »
Demoted to Fredricksburg.

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Re: Follow the Prospects: Marcus Brown, SS
« Reply #5: May 10, 2024, 04:46:25 PM »
Was not doing well at Wilmington. We will see about Glasser. Might be time to promote Made to Harrisburg, and drop Jordy Barley.