Who is Domonic Brown? The new Phillies outfielder

Phildelphia Phillies batter Domonic Brown drops his bat and helmet at the plate after striking out to end the fourth inning of their MLB National League baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Washington July 30, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

Philadelphia Phillies batter Domonic Brown drops his bat and helmet at the plate after striking out to end the fourth inning of their MLB National League baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Washington July 30, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

For years now we've been hearing about all the Phillies that have been in the minors and are stars on the rise. Names like Drabek, Donald, Carrasco, and Gose, have been names that we've been hearing about and how great they could be when they're called up. Well, all of those names in the Phillies minors have been traded and though there is not as much buzz around the Phillies minors as they had been, there still is one player that's just been brought up and looks like the real deal.

Domonic Brown is his name, and until a few months ago, the Phillies organization had him listed by the name of Dominic Brown, until the young player came forward and let the team know they were spelling his name wrong. He was drafted in the 20th round of the amateur draft in '06.

Domonic is a younger aged player than the Phillies have been bringing up lately, he is only going to be 23 years old in September this year. He started his Phillies career as an 18 year old in 2006. Born in Zephyrilis, Florida in 1987, he graduated from Redan High School in Georgia, and was drafted right from there. Domonic turned down a scholarship at the University of Miami for football and accepted a $200,000 contract from the Phillies.

Brown's rise through the Phillies minors has been fast, he's moved from league to league and has shown a lot of promise. We've heard that of Phillies prospects before, but somehow that promise doesn't always turn out to be all that it could be. Here's Domonic's minors numbers from his Phillies minors career:

Year	Age	Tm	Lev	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	SO	BA
2006	18	Phillies	Rk	34	131	117	13	25	3	0	1	7	13	30	.214
2007	19	2 Teams	A--A+	77	328	294	45	88	12	5	4	39	14	49	.299
2007	19	Williamsport	A-	74	317	285	43	84	11	5	3	32	14	49	.295
2007	19	Clearwater	A+	3	11	9	2	4	1	0	1	7	0	0	.444
2008	20	Lakewood	A	114	516	444	77	129	23	3	9	54	22	72	.291
2009	21	3 Teams	A+-AA-Rk	106	454	395	65	118	21	9	14	64	23	86	.299
2009	21	Phillies	Rk	3	12	10	4	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.500
2009	21	Clearwater	A+	66	280	238	41	72	12	3	11	44	15	48	.303
2009	21	Reading	AA	37	162	147	20	41	9	4	3	20	8	37	.279
2010	22	2 Teams	AA-AAA	93	389	343	65	112	22	4	20	68	17	74	.327
2010	22	Reading	AA	65	271	236	50	75	16	3	15	47	12	51	.318
2010	22	Lehigh Valley	AAA	28	118	107	15	37	6	1	5	21	5	23	.346
5 Seasons				424	1818	1593	265	472	81	21	48	232	89	311	.296
AA (2 seasons)				102	433	383	70	116	25	7	18	67	20	88	.303
Rk (2 seasons)				37	143	127	17	30	3	2	1	7	13	31	.236
A+ (2 seasons)				69	291	247	43	76	13	3	12	51	15	48	.308
A (1 season)				114	516	444	77	129	23	3	9	54	22	72	.291
A- (1 season)				74	317	285	43	84	11	5	3	32	14	49	.295
AAA (1 season)				28	118	107	15	37	6	1	5	21	5	23	.346

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/2/2010.

According to Baseball America, Domonic has been ranked as the #15 best prospect on their list of best minor league players. He is 6' 5" and only 200 lbs, he doesn't look all that tall on television, he is one of the taller guys on the current Phillies team. The first day Domonic was brought up by the Phillies, he delivered. He had 2 hits, scored 2 runs, and had 2 RBI. Not a bad start to say the least. Here is Brown's numbers on his games in the majors through tonight:

18 AB - 5 H - 3 RBI - .278 BA



He looks like he has a lot of potential, and we'll be talking about him a lot more as the regular season starts to wind down.