Hunter Brown

27-Year-Old PitcherSP

Houston Astros

2025 Stats

W-L

12-9

ERA

2.43

WHIP

1.03

206

2026 Projections

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2026 Fantasy Outlook

Brown, a fifth-round pick out of Wayne State University in 2019, made tremendous strides over the past couple years after posting an ERA north of 5.00 as a rookie. His 2.43 ERA in 2025 was less than half that and more than a full run below his 2024 mark (3.49). On the strength of a six-pitch mix highlighted by the four-seamer, sinker and knuckle curve, Brown broke out for Houston last season to earn his first All-Star selection, finishing as a Cy Young finalist in the AL. He cleared 200 strikeouts for the first time in his career while holding opponents to a combined .201 batting average, a top-10 mark among qualified starters in MLB. Brown has learned to keep the ball in the park, he neutralizes hitters on both sides of the plate and seems likely to improve upon his career high of 12 wins from a season ago. Both the player and organization deserve credit for developing this arm into one that nearly reached the pinnacle of the profession in 2025, though it will be tough to maintain that level of success. The underlying numbers portend something closer to a low-3.00s ERA as opposed to mid-2.00s. Read Past Outlooks

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