Beau Burrows
Born:
09/18/1996 (Age: 27)
Bats:
Right
Throws: Right
Arm Slot:
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Primary Position: RHSP
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Right
Arm Slot:
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Primary Position: RHSP
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
1st Rd. (#22 overall), 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft (DET)
Entry Point: High School
Options Used: N/A
Entry Point: High School
Options Used: N/A
Report Info
| Evaluator: | Adam McInturff |
| Report Date: | July 22nd, 2018 |
| Dates Seen: | July 22, 2018 |
| Level: | Double-A |
| Affiliate: | Erie SeaWolves |
| MLB Team: |
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| On 40-Man Roster: | No |
Physical Description
Medium frame, muscular/boxy build, country strong throughout.
Mechanical Notes
Semi-windup w/ moderate effort, struggles to repeat at present but projects to iron it out. Shoulder tilt and inverted-w arm-circle cause occasional arm drag and off-line finishes. H3/4 slot.
| MLB ETA | Present Role | Future Role | Role Description | Risk | 2020 | 30 | 50 | Backend Starter | High |
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| Pitch | Present | Future | Sitting | Range | Comments |
| Fastball Value | |||||
| Overall Fastball Value | 45 | 55 | — | — | Lively mid-90s w/ developing command. |
| Lively mid-90s w/ developing command. | |||||
| Fastball Velocity | 55 | 55 | 92-93 | 91-95 | Sits 92-93 w/ ability to reach back for 94-95 deep into starts. |
| Fastball Velocity | |||||
| Fastball Movement | |||||
| Fastball Movement | 50 | 55 | — | — | Heavy ball, run when down and late ride when elevated. Can get to above-avg FB life as delivery gets more consistent. |
| Heavy ball, run when down and late ride when elevated. Can get to above-avg FB life as delivery gets more consistent. | |||||
| Fastball Command | |||||
| Fastball Command | 40 | 50 | — | — | Low strikes to both sides in best sequences. Battled mechanics this look, inconsistent extension, sailed up in the zone at times. Young and athletic enough to get command to avg. |
| Low strikes to both sides in best sequences. Battled mechanics this look, inconsistent extension, sailed up in the zone at times. Young and athletic enough to get command to avg. | |||||
| Curveball | |||||
| Curveball | 45 | 50 | 77-78 | 77-80 | Has a big league curve right now on his best ones, 11-to-5 tilt w/ hard spin and two-plane depth. Varying release points limit present consistency of the pitch. Projects future avg. |
| Has a big league curve right now on his best ones, 11-to-5 tilt w/ hard spin and two-plane depth. Varying release points limit present consistency of the pitch. Projects future avg. | |||||
| Slider | |||||
| Slider | 40 | 45 | 83-84 | 82-85 | Second look breaking ball; sweepy SL he drops arm and gets around often. Projects as no more than a usable wrinkle. |
| Second look breaking ball; sweepy SL he drops arm and gets around often. Projects as no more than a usable wrinkle. | |||||
| ChangeUp | |||||
| ChangeUp | 40 | 50 | 83-84 | 82-85 | Circle-CH w/ occasional armside fade, struggled w/ it this outing and floated over the plate. CH development is important to him reaching ceiling as SP. |
| Circle-CH w/ occasional armside fade, struggled w/ it this outing and floated over the plate. CH development is important to him reaching ceiling as SP. | |||||
| Control | |||||
| Control | 40 | 50 | — | — | FB and CB are two primary pitches, needs to mix more of a third speed to turn over ML lineups as a starter. Struggled to land secondaries for strikes this look, can get to avg control w/ more overall pitchability. |
| FB and CB are two primary pitches, needs to mix more of a third speed to turn over ML lineups as a starter. Struggled to land secondaries for strikes this look, can get to avg control w/ more overall pitchability. | |||||
| Attribute | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Below Average | Average |
| Athleticism | Average | Average |
| Pitchability | Average | Average |
| Mound Presence | Plus | Plus |
Overall Summary
Saw him battle through a tough start without his best stuff. Has back-rotation potential if he can iron out mechanics and improve changeup.
