Why Chase Burns Could Become Greatest Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Ever
The 23-year-old is entering special territory.
The Cincinnati Reds have room for improvement, but it's hard for a starting pitcher to be better than Chase Burns has been so far. The 6-foot-3, 210-pounder is 5-1 with a 1. 87 ERA and 1.
00 WHIP over nine starts. Burns ranks ninth in baseball in ERA and 25th in WHIP, which differs from last year. The right-hander went 0-3 with a 4.
57 ERA over 13 outings (eight starts) after getting called up to the big leagues for the first time that June. While it's too early to make long-term proclamations, Burns is showing why the Reds drafted him No. 2 overall in 2024.
If the Tennessee native continues to dominate, he'll enter all-time territory in Cincinnati lore. Chase Burns Showing Hall of Fame Potential Cincinnati Reds pitcher Chase Burns (26). © Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY Burns must produce multiple elite seasons to rival Cincinnati's legendary hurlers, but he's at least proving what he's capable of so far.