Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Domonic Brown has been one of the hottest hitters in National League leading the league in home runs with 18. Brown has won NL player of week and NL player of the month. That is a great honor for the 25 year old who in the past 3 years, being in the bigs has struggled a lot. Whether it's been injuries holding him back or him just not living up to the level of play, he's had a lot of issues. The question now remains is, is this a fluke or is this the real Dom Brown the Phillies and the fans have been waiting to see? If Brown keeps up the pace he is on he could easily hit about 25-30 home runs and close to 85-95 RBI's which would be a career high numbers for him. So far this year Brown is hitting .284, 18 HR, and 44 RBI's which are career number for him right now. The Phillies through the first 60 games are 30-30 so far, it has been a season of ups and downs. The team would win 3 or 4 straight and then drop the next 3 or 4 games. With Halladay, Utley, and other players on the DL the Phillies have been depending a lot on Ryan Howard to carry this team on his back like he has been doing for the past 6 years. But it has been the other way around with a little surprise out of nowhere with Domonic Brown putting this team on his back and carrying them to the .500 mark. If Brown can keep it up you could possibly see him in this years 2013 MLB All-Star game at Citi Field in New York. It would be the first All-Star apprentice for Brown.
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Now like I said before everyone wants to know if Brown will keep this up? My answer is probably not. Now I'm not saying he isn't a good player but every player goes through hot streaks and cold streaks. Now I do think this is the player that fans and the Phillies has been waiting to see for a very long time. But it's only a matter of time before pitchers figure him out. Brown, I think still needs help with fielding and improving that part of his game. He still doesn't read fly balls well and still doesn't catch the ball that well. He has dropped a few balls this year and has misjudged a few fly balls that could have been caught. But on the other side of that he has a rocket for an arm! Brown can make a beautiful throw to any base on the line. Another question has came into play, will the Phillies think about trading Brown come trade dead line in July or will they hold on to him? Now Brown since he has been hot does now have some value on the market for teams trying to make that extra playoff push or like the Phillies should do, build around him. But I'm really not sure if they are willing to trade him. If so it's going to be for cash and prospects I would have to assume. But trading Brown will not help the future for this club. If I were Ruben I would hold on to him only because right now he is the future of this team and the only player really doing anything. He is 25 years old and still in the prime of his career. You have to build this team around a player like Brown, because in 2 or 3 years he will be only Phillies on this team besides Hamels, Howard, and Papelbon who has been in the postseason. Younger players will look up to him almost as a leader on this team. Once again it's still very early to tell if he will keep up this kind of pace all year long. I think if Brown can keep an average around .270 or .285 that is just what this team is looking for. A guy who can drive in runs and also hit the long ball when needed. The only thing I fear about Brown is his strikeouts. If he can somehow cut down on his strikeouts he will be just fine at the plate. If Brown can keep it up it will be one hell of a ride for the 25 year old and who knows what the future will hold for him.
I'm Seth Lempert, and this is Beyond Baseball
Here are Domonic Brown Career number for the first 3 years
2010 - AVG .210, HR 2, and 13 RBI's - 35 GP
2011 - AVG .245, HR 5, and 19 RBI's - 56 GP
2012 - AVG .235, HR 5, and 26 RBI's - 56 GP
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