Mack's Mock Pick - #79 - RHP - Sean Burke

 

Sean Burke

Mack's spin - 

Burke's fastball is now consistently being thrown over 95 and you can see the results below in his current stat line.

What you can also see there is his walks.

If some pitching coach can straighten this kid out... well, I think you will have a great closer here.

 

RHP      6-6     230      Maryland

 

 Current 2021 stat line:  7-starts, 2-2, 4.50, 38-IP, 62-K,  17-BB

 

3-30-21 - Prospects Worldwide -

 

41. RHP Sean Burke | School: Maryland | B / T: R / R | Ht: 6’6 | Wt: 230lbs | Age: 21.6

 

A big, strong frame built to last in the rotation. Burke has some big swing and miss abilities. Fastball works 92-94 T95 with a wipeout horizontal Slider that moves off the outer edge of the plate getting some pretty ugly swings from RHH, but with some added tick of velocity, would become pretty lethal. A slower Curveball, 73-76 MPH, Grades as Average. Also working in a Changeup which is Below-average right now, with a chance at Average with additional development as he gets into pro ball. There are some control issues, but the stuff and projection once he gets into pro ball and pro coaching/development get their hands on him.

  

1-20-21 - D1 Baseball's top 100 College Prospects -

 

75 Sean Burke RHP Maryland Big Ten 

 

1-14-21  -  Baseball America

 

Sean Burke Maryland RHP

 

Ht: 6-6 | Wt: 230 | B-T: R-R

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted

Age At Draft: 21.6

 

Burke was a promising pitching prospect out of high school in 2018—No. 209 on the BA 500—thanks to a projectable 6-foot-5, 205-pound frame and a strong fastball/curveball combination. He missed the 2019 season thanks to Tommy John surgery and in 2020 is now more filled out to a 6-foot-6, 230-pound frame. If Burke had a full 2020 season to work with, he might be a more well-known name, as he started out strong and has impressive stuff to match. In 22.2 innings and four starts, Burke pitched to a 2.38 ERA while striking out 35 batters (more than any other freshman Division I pitcher) and walking 11. Burke is something of an analytics darling, with a 92-95 mph fastball that he uses to pound the top of the zone and follows it up with a plus curveball that he buries at the bottom. He does have feel for a changeup, but his fastball/curveball combo is the main event. Black has a clean delivery and plenty of athleticism—he was a talented basketball player in high school—and has a chance to be a Day one draft selection.