Mack's Mock Pick #50 - RHP - McCade Brown

 

McCade Brown

Mack's spin - 

McCabe is one of the prospects that charged up the mock drafts lately, especially after his first two spot on starts.

Last weekend's third start was not as strong, but he still has settled in as a solid second week pick.

 

RHP      6-6      200     Indiana

 

 2021 current stat line as of 3-21: 3-starts, 2-1, 2.37, 19-IP, 36-K

 

 3-13-21 - prospect live -

 

McCade Brown decided to take his unused bullets to the Kernels Collegiate League this past summer where he hoped to sharpen his arsenal. He dominated the opposition to the tune of a 0.93 ERA, allowing just five hits, walking 11 and striking out an astonishing 50 batters in just 22.1 innings. Brown recorded 67 outs this summer. 75 percent of them were strikeouts. And yeah, sure, walking eleven batters in 22+ innings still isn’t great, but it’s marked progress.

 

Not only were the results encouraging, the stuff was peaking too. Brown was up to 97, and his good slider was now being complimented with a very good 12-6 curveball. The latter comfortably a plus offering. Brown already had a changeup in his back pocket too.

 

 3-8-21 - Prospect Live - Week 3 -

 

MCCADE BROWN, RHP, INDIANA

 

7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 12 K

 

McCade Brown was always thought to have a good arm, but command and secondary polish held him off some watchlists. That changed during the summer of 2020. Over 22.1 innings in the Kernals Collegiate League, Brown seared through the competition to the tune of a 0.93 ERA, allowing five hits, striking out 50(!) hitters. He did allow 11 free passes along the way. The fastball was suddenly up to 97 and his curve had developed into a true plus offering.

 

 That trend continued in Indiana’s season opener as Brown was again into the mid-90s, showcasing the power curveball. He worked in one changeup as well, though it was spiked into the dirt.

 

At 6-foot-6, 225-pounds, Brown is built like a big leaguer. He’s got a shorter arm action and a sound move to the plate he repeats well. Right now it’s primarily a two-pitch mix, but if the changeup comes on in conference play, Brown could find himself in first round conversations.

 

 1-20-21 - D1 Baseball's top 100 College Prospects -

 

52 McCade Brown RHP Indiana Big Ten

  

1-14-21  -  Baseball America

 

McCade Brown

 

Indiana RHP

 

Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 200 | B-T: R-R

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted

Age At Draft: 20.9

 

Brown is an up-arrow arm after a summer in the Kernals Collegiate League where he showed loud stuff, but he still has plenty to prove with Indiana. Through two years with the Hoosiers, Brown has thrown just 6.2 innings with 11 strikeouts and 13 walks. As his numbers suggest, throwing strikes has been Brown’s most significant hurdle, but if he can figure out how to get the ball in the zone more frequently, he has significant upside. Standing 6-foot-6, 200 pounds, Brown is an imposing presence on the mound with room for more physical projection. He throws a fastball in the 89-95 mph range and has a breaking ball in the 78-82 mph range that looks like an above-average offering. Brown will also be one of the younger players in the college class, still 20 years old on draft day, but with virtually no collegiate track record there’s a wide range of outcomes for Brown until he proves it next spring.

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