Sean Burke

ANALYSIS
A 6-foot-6, 230-pound right-hander, Burke is lauded for having one of the best fastballs in the draft class, even though he doesn't offer premium velocity (the pitch typically sat around 92-to-93 mph this spring). Instead, Burke excels at generating movement on the pitch, and his projectable body offers hope that the heater could become even more devastating as he matures. At this stage, Burke's secondary offerings remain more underdeveloped, with neither his slider nor changeup having emerged as a reliable offspeed pitch. Burke's shallow repertoire could result in a move to the bullpen early in his career if the secondary stuff fails to improve against lower-level minor-league competition.