Hunter Brown is a six-foot-two, 212 lb. right-handed pitcher from Detroit, MI. Born on August 29, 1998, he was a fifth-round choice of the Astros in 2019, out of Wayne State University. Taken 166th off the board, Brown already ranks 10th of the 22 to make the majors after being chosen at that position with 0.9 WAR. Wade Boggs leads the group with a mark of 91.4. He’s also the second alum to make the majors out of Wayne State, following former Astros pitcher Anthony Bass.
Brown has long been considered a top prospect in Houston’s system, and currently remains their number one prospect according to MLB Pipeline:
His most devastating weapon is a power curveball that sits in the low 80s and seems to drop off the table coming out of his high three-quarters arm slot.