2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
2.70
WHIP
1.50
K
2
SV
0
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Burrows' future role is uncertain, but he made a promising return from Tommy John surgery in the second half of last season. He has the repertoire (full four-pitch mix) to start and more often than not, Burrows has displayed the requisite control to start. He had a 4.06 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 45:15 K:BB in 37.2 innings over 10 appearances (nine starts) at Triple-A and also got a 3.1-inning relief appearance in the majors on the penultimate day of the season. Burrows' 8.9 percent walk rate at Triple-A was perfectly acceptable, especially for a pitcher just returning from April 2023 TJS, and he notched a 10-strikeout start in five innings and a seven-strikeout start in 3.1 innings, displaying the ability to rack up Ks when everything's working. He averaged 94.5 mph and 17 inches of induced vertical break on his fastball while leaning on his improved mid-80s changeup and signature upper-70s curveball for whiffs. Even prior to his surgery, Burrows struggled to handle a full season's workload, maxing out at 94.1 innings in 2022. Rotation depth is the closest thing the Pirates have to a strength, so Burrows should get stretched out in big-league spring training and ultimately open his age-25 season in the Triple-A rotation. From there, he could be summoned throughout the year as a swing man, and could also step into a long-term opening in the rotation if circumstances align. Read Past Outlooks
Earns first win
Burrows (1-0) allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks while striking out two to earn the win Saturday against the Yankees.
ANALYSIS
Burrows followed Paul Skenes into the game to make his major-league debut. Despite his final line, he began 11 of the 14 batters he faced with a strike and managed to throw 60 percent of his pitches over the plate. Most importantly, he has proved healthy and capable of handling a normal workload across the second half of the season after returning from Tommy John surgery. That should put him in a position to compete for a rotation spot in 2025.
Burrows followed Paul Skenes into the game to make his major-league debut. Despite his final line, he began 11 of the 14 batters he faced with a strike and managed to throw 60 percent of his pitches over the plate. Most importantly, he has proved healthy and capable of handling a normal workload across the second half of the season after returning from Tommy John surgery. That should put him in a position to compete for a rotation spot in 2025.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
68
Last 10 Games
68
Last 5 Games
68
How many pitches does Mike Burrows generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Mike Burrows generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-100%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-100%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .250 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .250 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-100%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.70 | 1.50 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 8.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.70 | 1.50 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 8.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mike Burrows compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
0.67K/9
5.4BB/9
8.1HR/9
2.7Fastball
94.6 mphERA
2.70WHIP
1.50BABIP
.119GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
83.3%Exit Velocity
84.7 mphBarrels/BBE
11.1%Spin Rate
2146 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
33.3%Swinging Strike
5.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Burrows was among the Pirates' top pitching prospects entering 2023 and had progressed to Triple-A Indianapolis by the close of the 2022 campaign. However, he got injured before he had the chance to make his big-league debut and ultimately underwent Tommy John surgery in late April. He isn't projected to return until late in 2024 and may have missed his best chance to contribute to the major-league rotation, as he's been surpassed by Quinn Priester, Paul Skenes and Jared Jones as well as perhaps Anthony Solometo, Bubba Chandler and Braxton Ashcraft within Pittsburgh's system.
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Recalled from Indianapolis
The Pirates recalled Burrows from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
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Added to taxi squad
Burrows has been added to the Pirates' taxi squad prior to Friday's game against the Yankees, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Comes off Triple-A IL
Triple-A Indianapolis reinstated Burrows (elbow) from its 60-day injured list Tuesday and assigned him to the rookie-level Florida Complex League.
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Rehab moved to Single-A
Burrows (elbow) had his rehab assignment transferred from the rookie-level Florida Complex League to Single-A Bradenton on Friday, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Starts up rehab assignment
Burrows (elbow) began a rehab assignment Monday in the rookie-level Florida Complex League, covering 1.1 innings while allowing three earned runs on one hit and two walks.
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Promotion on horizon?
Per Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Burrows is expected to be called up by the Pirates at some point this week.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander sat out the first half of the season while completing his recovery from Tommy John surgery, and he has a 4.06 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 45:15 K:BB across 37.2 innings with Triple-A Indianapolis since being activated from the injured list in mid-July. Burrows is one of Pittsburgh's top pitching prospects, and a successful late-season cameo could give him some momentum heading into 2025.
The right-hander sat out the first half of the season while completing his recovery from Tommy John surgery, and he has a 4.06 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 45:15 K:BB across 37.2 innings with Triple-A Indianapolis since being activated from the injured list in mid-July. Burrows is one of Pittsburgh's top pitching prospects, and a successful late-season cameo could give him some momentum heading into 2025.