Pirates Call Up Mike Burrows For MLB Debut

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The Pirates announced that right-hander  was called up to the active roster, while  was optioned to the teams Florida Complex League affiliate. Jones demotion is purely an on-paper move, as he made his last start of the 2024 season yesterday and has J.p. Crawford Jersey  already ama sed a full season of MLB service time in his rookie year.  Burrows was already on Pittsburghs 40-man roster, and the 24-year-old now figures to make his big league debut in one of the Pirates two remaining games. An 11th-round pick in the 2018 draft, Burrows was making steady progre s up the minor league ladder before a Tommy John surgery derailed his career in April 2023.  Starting a rehab a signment in June of this year, Burrows has a 5.26 ERA over 51 1/3 innings split acro s three minor league levels. The most relevant set of numbers are his 4.06 ERA, 26.6% strikeout rate, and 8.9% walk rate in 37 2/3 innings at the Triple-A level, with Burrows starting nine of his 10 games for Indianapolis. Burrows has only twice made it into the fifth inning in any of his outings since the Pirates have been limiting his workload, but he to sed 91 pitches in his last Triple-A start on September 22.  An appearance today or Sunday will officially make Burrows a Major League player, achieving one big milestone in his pro career. Heading into 2025, the Pirates have Jones,  ,  , and  lined up as the top four members of the rotation, leaving Burrows as one of several candidates battling for the fifth starters job or (perhaps more realistically) as a depth starter in Triple-A or as a swingman in the big league bullpen. Offseason signings or trades could further shake up the equation, like the trade deadline move that saw the Pirates swap righty  to the Red Sox for infielder  .  Gabe Speier Jersey