Richard Brown

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked New York Yankees #30 prospect in 2002
  The Yankees always have loved football players and drafted several in 1995. They took a pair of college quarterbacks in Texas' Shea Morenz (first round) and Florida State's Danny Kanell (25th), as well as two Florida high school outfielders with football scholarships in Brown (second, Florida State) and Daunte Culpepper (26th, Central Florida). Brown was considered one of the best athletes in the draft but also a gamble because of his football prowess. Though he's been slow to develop, New York still thinks highly of him and resigned him to a minor league deal in December after removing him from the 40-man roster a month earlier. Injuries have hampered him throughout his career, yet his tools remain evident. A broken foot stalled him in 2000 and a torn rotator cuff limited him to 14 games last season. Brown's blazing speed grades out as a 70 on the 20-80 scouting scale. His bat speed gives him power potential. He still needs to learn the nuances of the game, and his throwing arm limits him to left field. The Yankees hope Brown's athleticism will take over when he returns to action in Double-A.
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  Ranked New York Yankees #12 prospect in 1999