IP 194
ERA 3.247
WHIP 1.247
BB/9 3.479
SO/9 10.624
  • Full name Tyler A. Burgoon
  • Born 04/25/1989 in Defiance, OH
  • Profile Ht.: 5'10" / Wt.: 160 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Michigan
  • Drafted in the 10th round (312th overall) by the Seattle Mariners in 2010 (signed for $125,000).
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    Five-foot-10, 160-pound righthanders aren't usually prospects, but Burgoon isn't the usual 5-foot-10, 160-pound righty. He has an exceedingly quick arm and a clean delivery, allowing him to maintain a 92-93 mph fastball with sink and armside run. He also has a wipeout slider that tops out at 85, and he throws both pitches for strikes. The 2009 Cape Cod League reliever of the year, he put on a show for scouts who came to watch Wolverines outfielder Ryan LaMarre in a series against Ohio State. Burgoon worked in all three games, sitting at 93 mph and touching 95 during a 3 2/3-inning stint in the middle contest and coming back with a 91 mph fastball and 80 mph slider on day three. Michigan tried Burgoon in its rotation earlier in the season before deciding he was more valuable in relief, and that will be his role in pro ball. He could go in the first five rounds to a team looking for a reliever who can advance quickly to the majors.

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