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Brown has solid fastball, but changeup's his bread and butter (Colorado Rockies)

(Source: Colorado Rockies) 12:42 AM ET Email Print Brooks Brown's heater averaged 94.4 mph in '14, but he frustrated hitters with a changeup that fluttered in at 85.6 mph. By Thomas Harding / MLB.com | | 12:42 AM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- For all the Spring Training talk about the velocity the Rockies have at their disposal, righty Brooks Brown -- the team's best reliever at the end of last season -- stymied hitters softly. Brown, 29, who joined the Rockies before last season and made his debut after pitching for the D-backs (2006-08), the Tigers (2009-12) and the Pirates (2013) showed a respectable fastball last season, at a 94.4 mph average. But he repeatedly sent hitters --...

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