Mike Burrows is unique among the Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation in that no other pitcher throws a changeup as ...

The young right-hander has turned in back-to-back quality starts and yielded just three earned runs over 17 frames in his past three outings. He'll carry a 3.88 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 60:21 K:BB across 58 ...

Saturday was an opportunity for both the Pirates and Mike Burrows to bounce back. For the Pirates, a chance to distance ...

Mike Burrows had the best start of his career, but the Pittsburgh Pirates were held to one hit in a 1-0 11th-inning loss to ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates pushed their winning streak to five games on Wednesday, July 30, sweeping the San Francisco Giants in ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ results out of the All-Star break have been perplexing: a sweep at the hands of the woeful Chicago ...

Its Wednesday, July 30 and the Pirates (46-62) are in San Francisco looking to sweep their three-game series against the ...

Next Steps If the Pirates have reservations about allowing Mike Burrows to pitch deeper into games, perhaps a move to the bullpen is in order. They aren’t hurting for starting pitching.

For years, Mike Burrows heard the same scouting report. He needs a changeup to be a starter. He had mid-90s heat and a high spin curve that spiked, giving him two good pitches in his arsenal, but ...

Burrows has always had a high spin rate, with FanGraphs tracking his fastball at 2,550 RPM and his curveball at 2,800 RPM. The site describes him as a “spin rate monster.” ...