9 Domonic Brown, LF

Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown is 1 for 13 over his last four games. That's obviously not what anyone wants to see. But he drew two walks Thursday, giving him six in 12 games in June after having none in 28 games in May.

If you own Brown in Fantasy, that's exactly what you want to see.

He obviously wasn't going to maintain his home run pace from May, when he hit 12 in 109 at-bats, but some people worried that when pitchers stopped giving him pitches to hit, his overly aggressive ways would make him easy prey, much like Jeff Francoeur.

But of course, apart from that one month, Brown has never had a shortage of walks at any point in his professional career. It's not that he was being overly aggressive in May. It's just that pitchers kept giving him pitches to hit.

And now that they're not, he's walking again. That's enough to convince me his breakthrough is 100 percent legitimate and that he'll have another big surge or two later this year.

Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown continued to swing a hot bat as he launched his NL-leading 19th home run of the season Saturday night against the Brewers.

Brown took starter Tom Gorzelanny deep for a solo home run in the second. He also slapped a two-run double in the eighth to account for all of the offense for the Phillies. He finished 2 for 4 with a run scored and three RBI in a 4-3 loss. He is hitting .404 (23 for 57) with 11 home runs and 22 RBI in his last 15 games.

There's nothing wrong with rejecting trades for Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown based on the logic that he can't keep up his torrid home run pace. But with two steals Thursday night against the Brewers, Brown now has six on the season, and three over the first six games of June. 

Brown had two minor leauge seasons with 450-plus plate appearances; in both, he stole 20 or more bases. And in his other campaigns, he was on pace to steal at least 25. Brown has pulled a bit of a misdirection on Fantasy players -- while hitting 18 home runs in his first 60 games, he's drawn attention away from the fact that he can hit for average (a .296 minor league batting average) and steal bases. This sets him up with some interesting trade value -- a Brown owner may think he's selling high on the home run potential, but will likely be underrating average and steals. 

It's unlikely you get Brown cheap, thanks to his hot start, but you might be able to get him for fair value if his owner isn't considering the gains Brown will make in the non-power categories. If you're in need of some steals, you may actually have a need for the league's leading home-run hitter. 

Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown hit yet another home run during Wednesday's 6-1 win against the Marlins. His NL-leading 18th home run was a two-run homer off A.J. Ramos during a five-run seventh inning.

Brown has homered 11 times in his last 16 games. He's batting .381 (24 for 63) with two doubles, two triples, 15 runs and 24 RBI in his last 16 games.