Vaun Brown

A Division II draftee who got less than $10K out of the draft, Brown received three cautious assignments in a row to start his pro career and utterly dominated at each stop. Now, entering his age-24 season, he still won't be at an age-appropriate level when he heads to Double-A, and the age questions will linger until he has success at the highest level. Even so, Brown has real tools, registering a 34.2 Hard% while going 44-for-50 on stolen-base attempts. His aggressiveness and propensity to strikeout over a quarter of the time against lower-level pitching point to potential hit tool concerns down the road, and it should be noted that he ran a BABIP around .450 last year. We can acknowledge it could all stop working for Brown at Double-A, Triple-A or the majors while still accounting for the fact that if he gets all the way to a regular role in the big leagues, his fantasy appeal will be massive due to his 20/30 potential. The Giants haven't had many recent success stories in terms of homegrown position players, and given his age, Brown could be the first of the team's current top hitting prospects to help the big club. He has experience playing all three outfield spots.