Brown, Pepiot, Torres, Manzardo, India

Brown looks poised for another dominant season … Hunter Brown (RHP, HOU) emerged as a rock-solid option in 2024 when he registered a 3.49 ERA across 31 games (30 starts). He took his performance to a new level in 2025, posting a 2.43 ERA in 31 starts spanning 185 IP. Is this type of ace-level performance repeatable?

Year	IP	ERA/xERA	BB%/K%	SwK/Vel	G/L/F	H%/S%	HR/F	BPX
2023	156	5.09/3.52	8%/27%	10.8%/95.8	52/28/29	34%/67%	21%	126
2024	170	3.49/3.54	8%/25%	10.7%/95.8	49/21/30	31%/76%	13%	127
2025	185	2.43/3.15	8%/28%	11.7%/96.3	48/19/32	27%/81%	11%	162
25 1H	98	1.74/2.76	8%/32%	12.2%/96.6	48/19/32	24%/86%	11%	187
25 2H	87	3.19/3.61	8%/24%	11.2%/96.0	48/19/32	29%/77%	12%	134

Brown is an elite option, though some pullback is likely:

• His SwK is strong and got better in 2025 but isn't at the...

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