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Michael Burrows, P
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I was tempted to move Burrows into the 40+ FV tier after he exhibited a velocity spike in the Fall. After sitting 90-94 in 2019, he was a few ticks higher and pumping 93-plus at instructs. Last year, I told you that he is a spin rate monster, and that remains true, it's just that now after the velo spike there's a 15-18 mph difference between his curveball and fastball, and I wonder if big league hitters will be able to parse them midair. Based on the effort and violence in his delivery, I think a relief role is the likely outcome for Burrows. The variance on the command portion here is a little higher considering how new this arm strength is (Burrows was sitting in the mid-80s during parts of his high school senior season, so he's had year-over-year velo increases for a while now), but we need to see a deeper repertoire for me to project him as a starter. (Fall Instructional League)