Chase BurnsCIN · SP

2026 review

Chase Burns missed bats all year, backed by a 14.4 SwStr% over 2569 pitches that was the 42nd highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. He went 15-3 with a 2.86 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 154.1 IP over 29 starts, striking out a 29.4 K% and walking an 8.9 BB% over 630 BF, before a right groin strain put him on the 15-day IL Sep 20, retroactive to Sep 19, with no activation on record through Sep 27 and 8 regular-season days missed. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 111, he finished 114th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 3 spots below his ADP rank, and 14th of 236 starting pitchers. His 2.86 ERA ran 0.39 below his 3.25 xERA over 630 BF. He handled right-handed batters better, holding them to .192/.230/.274 over 230 PA, than left-handed batters, who hit .234/.321/.413 over 400 PA. By early May the TDK LABS card had him among the top starting options off a heavy-whiff outing against Colorado; by late Jun it was calling the valuation ahead of the skill; by early Sep it flagged a rough August with his workload capped down the stretch, and by late Sep it had him on the 15-day IL with the groin strain.