Jason Wolf ‏@JasonChadWolf 17m
Amaro on Sandberg: "I didn't expect Ryno to come in here & be the greatest manager of all time. This is a process. He's learning." #Phillies

Brown’s ISO was over .280 for just over 60 games. That’s not indicative of his ability, especially when his career in the minors at that point was well below .150, and from then on it’s remained around .150.

Brown was overhyped based in part on his athleticism, which masked serious flaws in his baseball skillset. Brown just wasn’t as good as that 60+ game stretch, and when he didn’t approach that production in the majors, the Phillies started tinkering with his swing mechanics. It wasn’t his mechanics, it's just he was never a .280 ISO player, but much closer to that .150 ISO batter that he always was and pitchers found him out. And when his defense turned out to be below average, the flaws in his baseball skillset were even more emphasized.

Youseff wrote:

Jason Wolf ‏@JasonChadWolf 17m
Amaro on Sandberg: "I didn't expect Ryno to come in here & be the greatest manager of all time. This is a process. He's learning." #Phillies

a win now roster with a it's gonna take time manager

Phan In Phlorida wrote:Here's something I found in a text file from 2010-2011 (I tend to put research, copy-n-paste stats, etc. in a text file before posting). I either got sidetracked and didn't get around to posting it (most likely), or I changed my mind because of the love affair with Brown back then. Most likely the former because I get sidetracked a lot (there's a couple of photoshops I never finished or didn't get around to posting for the same reason).

Brown’s ISO was over .280 for just over 60 games. That’s not indicative of his ability, especially when his career in the minors at that point was well below .150, and from then on it’s remained around .150.

Brown was overhyped based in part on his athleticism, which masked serious flaws in his baseball skillset. Brown just wasn’t as good as that 60+ game stretch, and when he didn’t approach that production in the majors, the Phillies started tinkering with his swing mechanics. It wasn’t his mechanics, it's just he was never a .280 ISO player, but much closer to that .150 ISO batter that he always was and pitchers found him out. And when his defense turned out to be below average, the flaws in his baseball skillset were even more emphasized.

"Mike Adams needs 43 more innings to vest his 2015 option. As a veteran pitcher, we owe it to him to help him get there. I've had several conversations with Ryno, and as soon as he is done in Allentown, we're going to make sure he pitches in as many innings as humanly possible at the major league level".

jamiethekiller wrote:can't be real

JFLNYC wrote:There's no way he could work 43 innings before the end of the season anyway.