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Hunter Brown Named Houston Astros Minor Leaguer of the Year

The Houston Astros Minor League Player of the Year is Hunter Brown according to Baseball America.

Kade Kistner

Hunter Brown Named Houston Astros Minor Leaguer of the Year
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Hunter Brown, who just made his MLB debut with the Houston Astros on Sept. 5, was named by Baseball America as the Minor League Player of the Year for the Astros system.

Brown was the only top-100 prospect for Houston on any list after multiple promotions and trades saw their farm system's upper tier dwindle. That list seems to grow even shorter as Brown has proven he can stick at the Major League level, pitching 12.0 innings combined in his last two starts while allowing just two earned runs. 

The honors come as Brown tossed 106.0 innings for Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys this season to the tune of a 2.55 ERA, with a 1.085 WHIP and 134 strikeouts.

What Baseball America, and nearly every other onlooker has noticed, is that Brown's improvement in his command, reducing walks, and increasing his strikeouts has led to his success not just in the minors, but now at the MLB level. 

Brown being named the minor leaguer of the year was a slam dunk decision.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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