There R Giants #6: Vaun Brown
The surprise of 2022 takes a big step up!
Photo Credit: Shelly Valenzuela | San Jose Giants
Top 50 time is here! So far we’ve looked at:
50: Victor Bericoto
49: Chris Wright
48: Sean Roby
47: P.J. Hilson
46: Alexander Suarez
45: Mikell Manzano
44: Diego Velasquez
43: Carson Ragsdale
42: William Kempner
41: Seth Lonsway
40: Shane Matheny
39: Sean Hjelle
38: Brett Auerbach
37: Ricardo Genovés
36: Hunter Bishop
35: Nick Zwack
34: Erik Miller
33: Spencer Miles
32: Manuel Mercedes
31: Trevor McDonald
30: Ryan Reckley
29: Gerelmi Maldonado
28: Will Bednar
27: Ryan Murphy
26: Will Wilson
25: Nick Swiney
24: Jose Cruz
23: R.J. Dabovich
22: Adrian Sugastey
21: Patrick Bailey
20: Tristan Beck
19: Randy Rodriguez
18: Jairo Pomares
17: Carson Seymour
16: Landen Roupp
15: Tyler Fitzgerald
14: Heliot Ramos
13: Keaton Winn
12: Eric Silva
11: Cole Waites
#10: Reggie Crawford
#8: Mason Black
#7: Luis Matos
Nobody made as big a jump on this year’s Top 50 as Vaun Brown, who quite literally came from out of (San Jose’s) left field. Brown was not only entirely absent from last year’s Top 50, he went completely unmentioned in the various “who did I miss?” or “who might jump on next year?” portions of last year’s Top 50 recap.
From totally unmentioned to There R Giants’ organizational Player of the Year is quite a feat! And now, Brown sits — possibly still underrated — in the uppermost portion of this year’s rankings. He heads into a year of great expectations, still with much to prove, and questions to answer, but also with possibilities and opportunities that could lie ahead of him. All of which makes Brown one of the most fascinating figures in the system right now — and just maybe, one of the most important!
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