Burnes a Budding NL Central Ace
Is former Mudcat Corbin Burnes a budding NL Central ace? MLB.com reporter Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) recently tackled the question in his recent article "These 5 pitchers are budding NL Central aces" on MLB.com. Burnes pitched for the Mudcats at the beginning of the 2017 season before receiving a promotion to
Is former Mudcat Corbin Burnes a budding NL Central ace? MLB.com reporter Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) recently tackled the question in his recent article "These 5 pitchers are budding NL Central aces" on MLB.com.
Burnes pitched for the Mudcats at the beginning of the 2017 season before receiving a promotion to Double-A Biloxi on May 29. He went 5-0 over 10 starts with the Mudcats and left the Carolina League that season as the league leader in earned run average (1.05), WHIP (0.88) and fewest baserunners/9ip ratio (8.25). Burnes was also second in the Carolina League in lowest average against (.181), third in innings pitched (60.0) and fourth in strikeouts (56) before the promotion.
The right-hander was later named the Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2017 after going a combined 8-3 with a 1.67 ERA High-A Carolina and Double-A Biloxi between both levels. He also totaled 36 walks and 140 strikeouts over 145.2 innings and 26 starts between both High-A and Double-A in 2017.