• Full name Tyler David Brown
  • Born 10/02/1998 in Mansfield, OH
  • Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 242 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Vanderbilt
  • Drafted in the 3rd round (101st overall) by the Houston Astros in 2020 (signed for $577,000).
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    Brown was a physically mature, hard-throwing high schooler back in 2017, getting up to 95-96 mph with his fastball at the time. Concerns about the effort to his delivery and a Tommy John surgery he’d already had let him get to campus at Vanderbilt, where he’s been a key piece of the program’s impressive pitching staff from day one. Almost all of his time in Nashville has been spent out of the bullpen. Brown has just two starts to his name in 47 appearances, with a 4.22 career ERA in 79 innings. After posting a 6.03 ERA in his freshman season, Brown improved to 2.59 in 41.2 innings in 2019 and posted a 2.53 ERA through seven games and 10.2 innings before the 2020 season ended due to coronavirus. Brown is a big, physical righty with a solid four-pitch mix. His fastball typically sits in the 92-94 mph range and he pairs it with an above-average slider, an average changeup and a curveball that’s more of a fringe-average, 45-grade offering. He’s always been a good strike-thrower at Vanderbilt, with a 2.16 walks per nine rate for his career. Because of that, some scouts think he could handle a starting role. With so many premium pro starting prospects on the current Vanderbilt roster, it wouldn’t be surprising if that were the case, though other scouts note that the track record of college relievers is spotty and also point to a delivery that’s more typical of a reliever. He has the makeup and mentality on the mound to succeed in either role, and with no real holes in his game, there’s a lot to like about the overall package and SEC track record.

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Career Transactions

  • Corpus Christi Hooks activated RHP Tyler Brown.
  • RHP Tyler Brown assigned to Corpus Christi Hooks from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
  • RHP Tyler Brown assigned to Corpus Christi Hooks from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
  • RHP Tyler Brown assigned to Sugar Land Space Cowboys from Corpus Christi Hooks.
  • RHP Tyler Brown assigned to Sugar Land Space Cowboys from Corpus Christi Hooks.
  • RHP Tyler Brown roster status changed by Houston Astros.
  • RHP Tyler Brown assigned to Houston Astros.

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