Top 20 Miami Marlins No. 12: Kevin Brown

The tale of a shooting star is what we can call the Kevin Brown stint in a Marlins uniform. Circa 1996, the Marlins signed the team’s first impact free agent and he delivered as the ace of a World Series Champion. Kevin Brown was virtually unhittable during a time where pitch counts and innings pitched were not up for debate and scrutiny, more than earning him a place amongst the all-time Top 20 Marlins.

And if you want a still active in South Florida baseball source to back this up, just ask University of Miami head baseball coach Jim Morris, who coached Brown at Georgia Tech.

These days we marvel at the spectacle that is Jose Fernandez. However, the 1996 and 1997 seasons that Kevin Brown…