The Next Great Young Star in the MLB

With the second pick of the 2024 MLB draft, the Cincinnati Reds selected Chase Burns out of Wake Forest. In Burns' final year in college, he posted a 2.19 ERA along with 191 strikeouts in only 100 innings. The Reds gave him a $9.25 million signing bonus, which was a record for the largest signing bonus in MLB history.

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Starting his professional career in High-A this season, he dominated and pushed himself all the way to Triple-A and only pitched two games at that level before getting called up. He posted an incredible 1.77 ERA in the minors along with a 12.14 K/9 and a 1.77 BB/9. The 22-year-old flamethrower is slated to start on June 24th against the Yankees and will provide an immediate impact in the majors.

• https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=burns-008cha

• https://www.fangraphs.com/players/chase-burns/sa3028086/stats?position=P