Mike Burrows
24-Year-Old
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
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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Burrows had been on the shelf all season while he completed his recovery from April 2023 Tommy John surgery. He began a rehab assignment in the FCL on June 17 and later moved on to Single-A Bradenton, posting a 7.36 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 11:7 K:BB in 11 innings across his five rehab starts. Though Burrows appears to be fully healthy again, the Pirates will have him stick around in Florida a little longer to iron out the kinks before he's deemed ready to reclaim a spot in the Triple-A rotation.
Burrows had been on the shelf all season while he completed his recovery from April 2023 Tommy John surgery. He began a rehab assignment in the FCL on June 17 and later moved on to Single-A Bradenton, posting a 7.36 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 11:7 K:BB in 11 innings across his five rehab starts. Though Burrows appears to be fully healthy again, the Pirates will have him stick around in Florida a little longer to iron out the kinks before he's deemed ready to reclaim a spot in the Triple-A rotation.
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Burrows lacks the pedigree of Quinn Priester, but he's forced his way into the conversation as the Pirates' best pitching prospect. He's topped a 30 K% in each of the last two seasons, which he spent primarily at High-A Greensboro and Double-A Altoona, respectively. That mark dipped significantly once he was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis - he posted a 23.3 percent K% across 42.1 innings -- though it's worth noting that Burrows had already thrown a career-high 52 innings by the time he earned that promotion. While it will be worth watching his ability to generate whiffs to begin the 2023 campaign, Burrows answered a few significant concerns about his performance in 2022 by throwing a career-best 93.1 innings and by showing significant growth in his ability to limit walks. After representing the Pirates in the Futures Game in 2023, the team added Burrows to its 40-man roster in November to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. That makes it clear that he's a key part of the team's rebuild, and he could team up with Roansy Contreras and Priester to form a dynamic top and middle of the rotation. Pittsburgh has added to its rotation this offseason, meaning Burrows will almost certainly break camp with Triple-A Indianapolis. However, it would not be surprising to see him make his debut in Pittsburgh at some point during the summer months.
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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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Optioned to minors
The Pirates optioned Burrows (elbow) to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Undergoes Tommy John surgery
Burrows underwent surgery Wednesday to repair damage to the UCL in his right elbow, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
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Hits Triple-A IL
Triple-A Indianapolis placed Burrows (forearm) on its 7-day injured list April 11.
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