Dominic Brown article

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Fortunately for the Phillies, area scout Chip Lawrence stayed on the case. And when Brown was still available late, they decided to take a shot. He eventually signed for about $200,000, extremely high for where he was taken, but not for the second- or third-round pick that he probably would have been if the football option hadn’t clouded the picture.

“I’m going to be honest with you. Baseball is my first love. I told all the scouts that,” he said recently at the Carpenter Complex. “But I guess I was so highly ranked in football that they just wouldn’t believe that a guy with my caliber of skills on the field would choose the baseball route.

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7 thoughts on “Dominic Brown article”

  1. The area scout that signed Michael Stutes should get some credit. I went to see Drabek pitch on Weds. but came away impressed by Stutes. The Phillies Scouting Report seemed spot on for the two innings that he worked yesterday:

    Stutes, Michael . . .; signed by Dave Ryles; previously drafted by Dodgers (2004) and Cardinals (2007) . . .

    Scouting Report: “Shows 3 solid major league pitches with potential to have a 4th. Projects as a plus fast ball and curve. Good competitor, very aggressive. Stuff will improve with experience.”

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  2. Good to see a nice report on Stutes. Maybe AA bound.
    If I recall correctly on Brown, I read where he didn’t go to the U. because one of the offensive coaches left the program during that summer.

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  3. My favorite part of the article was said by Chuck LaMar:

    ‘He’s a football player because he signed to play major college football.’ But the minute we got him on a baseball field he showed the feel for the game, the instincts and the ability to adjust. And Dominic has shown all of those skills. I would say he’s more of a baseball player who’s an athlete than a football athlete who’s trying to learn our sport.

    He’s definitely not a guy I want to see running towards home plate with me trying to block the plate.

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  4. Bellman – I think LaMar was talking about Carl Crawford, but I think the same applies to Brown.

    I’m thinking of the possibility of the Phils having an outfield of Brown, Taylor and Mayberry in a few years. That would be an intimidating group. With Werth and Victorino (the point guard), that group of outfielders could probably challenge the Sixers.

    Brown seems like he has a pretty decent head on his shoulders – which seems to be the case with most of the Phils draft picks (especially the high-talent ones). I wonder if that is something they look into when considering drafting someone.

    – Jeff

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  5. Although the Phillies will never come out and say it, maturity, intelligence, a strong work ethic and good character appear to be a big part of the equation. I don’t think it’s a complete accident that two of their best minor league players are Stanford guys (Taylor and Mayberry – and, yes, I know Amaro was also a Stanford guy, I saw him play a game there on a team that produced about 5 major leaguers including Amaro, Mussina, Sprague, Paul Casey, and Jack McDowell who, at the time, was the biggest name on the club).

    From what I can tell, they are looking to draft a “Phillies player” much as, in football, the Steelers are looking to draft a certain kind of player. Along with Mayberry and Taylor, Jason Donald appears to fit perfectly the description of what they are looking for. I think this is generally a very good thing.

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