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CIN • Pitcher • #26
3 months ago
Burns allowed three hits — one of them a solo homer by Carlos Cortes — and he didn’t issue a walk and struck out three. It was his first relief appearance, and while he did give up the roundtripper, he looked comfortable in the role. Long-term, Burns is obviously a starter and potentially a great one, but the Reds are wisely playing it safe with one of their most important parts of their organization. That safety doesn’t lead to him being worthy of a roster spot in redraft leagues.
CIN • Pitcher • #26
3 months ago
After missing a month with a flexor strain, Burns will finish out the season in the Reds bullpen, probably working once every three or four days. His first eight major league appearances were all starts in which he went 0-3 with a 5.24 ERA, though that came with an extremely impressive 38 percent strikeout rate.
CIN • Pitcher • #26
3 months ago
One of the most electric young arms in the game, Burns will rejoin Cincinnati’s rotation for the final two-plus weeks after nearly a month on the shelf with a flexor strain. The 22-year-old has piled up 57 strikeouts over 34 1/3 innings in eight starts since debuting in late June. Workload restrictions are likely in his remaining outings, but he should be rostered everywhere and remains a must-start in all formats.
Source: Gordon Wittenmyr
CIN • Pitcher • #26
4 months ago
Francona added that he believes he’ll make it back rather quickly. The dynamic 22-year-old top prospect, who has struck out 57 batters over 34 1/3 innings (eight starts) since arriving in the big leagues was diagnosed with a Grade 1 flexor strain last week. It certainly sounds like he’ll be back at some point in early September.
CIN • Pitcher • #26
4 months ago
Oh dear. It’s a Grade 1 flexor strain for Burns, and it’s very likely this injury will cost him more than the minimum two weeks that the 15-day stint requires. It comes after he threw 97 pitches and generated 14 swings-and-misses last week in a very impressive start against the Pirates. Fantasy managers should pay close attention to the plan the Reds lay out for Burns, which should be available in the coming days.
CIN • Pitcher • #26
4 months ago
Well rested off his rain shortened one inning outing in the Speedway Classic, Burns was virtually unhittable here. Of his 97 total pitches, 92 were either fastballs or sliders and they combined for 14 swings-and-misses. He also threw seven total pitches at or above 100 mph and topped out at 101.4 in the first inning against Oneil Cruz. Apart from the explosive stuff, his command was excellent, especially with his slider low and darting out of the zone. This now makes four consecutive starts (that weren’t affected by rain) where Burns has struck out exactly 10 batters. Likely remaining in the rotation with Nick Lodolo on the injured list with a blister, Burns is lined up to face the Phillies at home next time out.
CIN • Pitcher • #26
4 months ago
MLB tried their very best to get the game going, but there was just no way it was going to get played with sheets of rain falling from the sky in Bristol. The game has been rescheduled for Sunday at 1:00 ET. Spencer Strider was scratched from this game because of the long delay, so he could be the starter Sunday. Chase Burns threw an inning, so he probably won’t be available until later in the week.
Source: C. Trent Rosecrans
CIN • Pitcher • #26
4 months ago
That’s three straight 10-strikeout games for Burns. He has a 6.26 ERA, he’s yet to win in six tries, and his only quality start was a home outing against the Rockies. Still, it’s impossible not to marvel at the strikeouts. Of his 82 outs so far, 45 have come via the K. His career to date is actually one of the best arguments against ever using K/9 IP. Because he’s facing so many batters per inning, he’s at 14.8 by that measure, putting him ahead of Aroldis Chapman (14.7), Edwin Díaz (14.6) and Josh Hader (14.6) for what would be the highest career mark of all-time, minimum 20 innings. His actual strikeout rate of 35.7% is pretty awesome, too, but it’s considerably lower than that of record-holder Hader (41.1%), Díaz (40.0%) and Chapman (39.9%). It’s unclear if Burns will get to stay in the rotation after Hunter Greene returns, but he’s currently penciled in to start Saturday against the Braves.
CIN • Pitcher • #26
5 months ago
After three scoreless innings, Burns allowed one run in the fourth, two in the fifth and three in the sixth. Burns also struck out 10 last time out. 12 of his 17 whiffs tonight came on his slider, which he threw 39 times. His ERA stands at 6.65 through five turns, but much of that was the product of one bad outing. He’s fanned 35 and walked 11 in 21 2/3 innings. It’s likely that he’ll face the Dodgers next.
CIN • Pitcher • #26
5 months ago
This is what it was supposed to look like from Burns. A home run by Ryan McMahon was literally the only blemish on his line here. Up until that blast, he’d struck out six batters through three innings with 11 swings-and-misses on his ledger. Then, he walked the lead-off batter in the fourth inning and McMahon socked a hanging curveball – one of only two curves he threw all game – out of the park. After that, Burns retired nine of the last 10 batters he faced. Ryan Ritter was the only one to reach base and it was on a measly infield single. Burns’ fastball was dominant in the zone and he had pinpoint command of his slider on the outer half against right-handed batters. Of course, this was against the Rockies, but it was still nice to see Burns flash his dominance and complete six innings for the first time as a big leaguer as he gears up for a huge second half.
CIN • Pitcher • #26
5 months ago
The rookie struck out seven but also walked four on the day while posting just a 49 percent zone rate overall. Burns did get five whiffs on his slider, but he had just a 26 percent zone rate on the pitch, which put a lot of pressure on the four-seam fastball since he only threw six combined changeups and curves. His fastball was located well, but, as has been true in his first two starts, he doesn’t get tons of whiffs on the pitch. He had eight whiffs on 55 total fastballs in this one, with a whopping 16 foul balls. His fastball has below average extension and simply isn’t as elite of a pitch against big league hitters who can handle high velocity. Burns has plenty of talent, but he’s going to need to figure out a new approach to find consistent success against MLB hitters, and it will likely entail using his secondary pitches more. Burns is likely still worth using in his start against the Rockies next week.
CIN • Pitcher • #26
5 months ago
The rookie struck out seven but also walked four on the day while posting just a 49 percent zone rate overall. Burns did get five whiffs on his slider, but he had just a 26 percent zone rate on the pitch, which put a lot of pressure on the four-seam fastball since he only threw six combined changeups and curves. His fastball was located well, but, as has been true in his first two starts, he doesn’t get tons of whiffs on the pitch. He had eight whiffs on 55 total fastballs in this one, with a whopping 16 foul balls. His fastball has below average extension and simply isn’t as elite of a pitch against big league hitters who can handle high velocity. Burns has plenty of talent, but he’s going to need to figure out a new approach to find consistent success against MLB hitters, and it will likely entail using his secondary pitches more. However, his raw stuff should be enough to get through a start against the Rockies next week.
CIN • Pitcher • #26
5 months ago
The inning started with a walk and a possible double-play ball, but Matt McLain rushed the throw to second and missed Elly De La Cruz entirely, resulting in no outs. The floodgates opened after that, as the next seven Red Sox hitters produced five hits, a walk and a groundout. All but one of the balls in play was hard hit, with five topping 101 mph. The out was hit 106 mph. There’s always the chance things would have turned out much differently for Burns not for the error, but it seemed like the Red Sox had a good read on him. The rookie will almost certainly get another chance Sunday against the Phillies, but if he struggles then, a return to Triple-A would be a possibility. After all, this is a pitcher with just 72 professional innings under his belt.