- Full name Devin Tyce Burkes
- Born 06/06/2002 in Sarasota, FL
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Kentucky
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School: Kentucky Source: 4YR
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.1
Burkes is a 6-foot-3, 210-pound catcher who has shown solid on-base skills with Kentucky over the last two seasons. After redshirting in 2021, Burkes hit .378/.540/.730 in 20 games for Kentucky in 2022, with a 21.2% walk rate and 17.3% strikeout rate. He wasn’t quite as electric over a full season in 2023, but still hit .291/.423/.502 with nine home runs, 18 doubles, an 18.7% strikeout rate and 13.4% walk rate. He generally shows a solid approach and doesn’t expand the zone frequently, but he has some pure swing-and-miss questions, particularly against secondary offerings. Burkes uses a one-knee setup behind the plate and has fine actions, though he is on the bigger end of the spectrum for the position. He threw out 24% of basestealers in 2023 and gets rid of the ball quickly, with pop times in the 1.9-2.0-second range.
