Scouting Report - RHP - Chase Burns

 

Chase Burns

 

RHP 6-4 215 Tennessee 

 

Baseball Prospect Journal -

 

Burns is a 6-foot-1, 225-pound right-hander who throws a four-seam fastball, slider, curveball, and changeup from a high three-quarter arm slot. He has a longer arm action but features little effort in his delivery.

 

His fastball is his best pitch as it sits 96 to 99 mph and regularly hits 100 mph. He credits the triple-digit velocity to his offseason work, which consisted of dedicating time to improving his explosiveness and using weighted baseballs for the first time.

 

Burns’ best breaking pitch is his slider. It’s a wipeout pitch that sits 85 to 88 mph. He started throwing it when he was younger and has continued to refine it into a future plus pitch. His big breaking curveball is more of a get-me-over pitch that he regularly uses when hitters are sitting on his fastball.

 

His changeup has shown potential but is a work in progress that sits 85 to 86 mph. Burns said he needs to develop more confidence and consistency with his changeup.

 

 Prospect Worldwide -

 

Chase Burns – RHP: If your someone who likes pure power pitching, look no further then Chase Burns. Who regularly pumps his Fastball in at 95+ and touching 100. With Plus spin rates (2400-2650 RPM) working up in the zone as he should, generating a ton of swing and misses. Has the potential to end up as a Plus-Plus (70) pitch. Mixed in with a Curveball that flashes 2 plane break wipe out potential, a Slider, and Changeup. Tons of starter traits. Some worry of Burns “peaking too early” and maybe its the case. But you can’t deny the potential here is still top of the rotation stuff if it can reach its max.

 

 Talking Chop  -  Chase Burns, RHP, Tennessee HS

If there is a guy who can come near matching Petty’s fastball velocity it would be Tennessee prep arm Chase Burns. Burns is a bigger bodied 6’4, 215 power arm who can touch 99 MPH. Burns brings a plus slider and an already strong change that might be a third plus pitch for him, and has shown some looks with a curve- but it isn’t truly a part of his arsenal at this time. Burns command is on the potential future average side, but can use refinement like most high school arms. Burns has committed to in-state Tennessee.

 

Diamond Digest -   21) Chase Burns, RHP, Station Camp HS (TN)

Burns showed up this summer with a much more muscular, stronger frame, and his added strength has propelled his fastball into the high-90s. While the fastball is impressive from a velocity standpoint, the pitch doesn’t miss as many bats up in the zone as the velocity and arm slot would suggest. Burns’ fastball has relatively low spin efficiency, meaning he cuts the pitch quite a bit. This cut leads to a lack of carry up in the zone that would miss bats. An analytically-inclined player development staff may be able to help him achieve a better fastball. Improved pitch data combined with his present velocity and ability to execute the pitch may eventually turn his fastball into a 70-grade pitch. Burns throws his secondary pitches very hard, with a plus slider that sits 87-89 that misses bats at the bottom of the zone. His changeup sits around 88-89, and he has a feel for the pitch at the bottom of the zone. The main thing that separates Burns from a guy like Andrew Painter, besides the cut in his fastball, is command. Burns shows inconsistency in locating all three of his pitches. Mechanically, Burns does a lot of things that high-velocity arms do. He generates great hip/torso separation, he has really good scapular range of motion, and he is athletic in his hips. There is some funk and deception in his delivery, too. Overall the high-velocity high school arm is a risky demographic, but teams will likely be more comfortable selecting Burns because of how well he moves in his delivery. Burns is committed to Tennessee.

 

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