2025 Stats
W-L
2-4
ERA
4.08
WHIP
1.26
K
82
SV
0
Rest-of-Season 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
Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in March of 2025.
Returning to rotation Tuesday
Burrows is listed as the Pirates' probable starting pitcher for Tuesday's game in Baltimore.
Analysis
In an effort to keep Burrows' workload in check down the stretch, the Pirates deployed him in relief for his last two appearances, but the right-hander will slot back into the rotation this week as Pittsburgh opens a three-game set in Baltimore. Even though he's starting again, Burrows' is still likely to be subject to an unspecified innings and/or pitch limit, making it difficult to count on him pitching long enough to qualify for a win. In his most recent outing this past Wednesday against the Dodgers, Burrows had piggybacked Braxton Ashcraft, but the two pitchers could reverse roles Tuesday. Ashcraft isn't listed as a starter for the series in Baltimore, so he'll presumably be available to work behind Burrows.
In an effort to keep Burrows' workload in check down the stretch, the Pirates deployed him in relief for his last two appearances, but the right-hander will slot back into the rotation this week as Pittsburgh opens a three-game set in Baltimore. Even though he's starting again, Burrows' is still likely to be subject to an unspecified innings and/or pitch limit, making it difficult to count on him pitching long enough to qualify for a win. In his most recent outing this past Wednesday against the Dodgers, Burrows had piggybacked Braxton Ashcraft, but the two pitchers could reverse roles Tuesday. Ashcraft isn't listed as a starter for the series in Baltimore, so he'll presumably be available to work behind Burrows.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
69
Last 10 Games
68
Last 5 Games
58
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-10%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .227 | 36 | 21 | 35 | 5 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .247 | 48 | 11 | 41 | 8 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .226 | 35 | 19 | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .252 | 47 | 10 | 41 | 8 | |||
| 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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
Even Split
2025
-3%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.03 | 1.15 | 51.1 | 8.9 | 2.8 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.01 | 1.46 | 33.2 | 8.8 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.03 | 1.15 | 51.1 | 8.9 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.15 | 1.45 | 30.1 | 9.2 | 3.9 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mike Burrows compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.83K/9
9.0BB/9
3.2HR/9
1.3Fastball
95.5 mphERA
4.08WHIP
1.26BABIP
.295GB/FB
1.31Left On Base
75.4%Exit Velocity
83.1 mphBarrels/BBE
6.2%Spin Rate
2220 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.1%Swinging Strike
11.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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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Scoops up win in piggyback role
Burrows pushed his record to 2-4 after striking out two batters while allowing two hits and one walk in three scoreless innings of relief during Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Dodgers.
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Works in relief Saturday
Burrows struck out two and allowed one earned run on five hits over two innings of relief In Saturday's 10-3 win over the Red Sox.
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Not making start this week
Pirates manager Don Kelly said that Burrows won't make a start during this weekend's series versus the Red Sox but should be available in relief, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Goes four scoreless in no-decision
Burrows did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Rockies, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out five over four scoreless innings.
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Stingy in no-decision
Burrows came away with a no-decision in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Cubs, allowing one run on five hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out four.
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Likely sticking as starter
When asked about Burrows potentially working out of the bullpen, manager Derek Shelton said the Pirates still consider the right-hander a starter, reports Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Analysis
The 25-year-old missed out on Pittsburgh's Opening Day roster and was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis last week, but the organization still has high hopes for the starting prospect. Burrows allowed one run over 3.1 innings late last season in his MLB debut, and he could be up in the majors early in 2025 since Jared Jones is now dealing with an elbow injury.
The 25-year-old missed out on Pittsburgh's Opening Day roster and was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis last week, but the organization still has high hopes for the starting prospect. Burrows allowed one run over 3.1 innings late last season in his MLB debut, and he could be up in the majors early in 2025 since Jared Jones is now dealing with an elbow injury.