Rotation spot in view, Burns making the most of his chance
March 14, 2026
Rotation spot in view, Burns making the most of his chance
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Scottsdale, Ariz. — During his Friday start against the Giants, rotation candidate Chase Burns didn’t increase his workload as pitchers often do on the back portion of camp. Rather, he was tapered back.
Instead of getting four innings, Burns pitched superbly for two scoreless, allowing one hit, no walks and recording two strikeouts while throwing 24 pitches (17 strikes). The right-hander, who last threw 68 pitches and allowed four runs over 3 2/3 innings vs. the Padres Sunday, noted that he was given word of a reduced outing on Thursday.
“It was a planned de-load week. I’ve been throwing a lot. Not my thing to say, it’s higher than me,” Burns said.
“It’s a little different than everybody else,” manager Terry Francona said after a 6-1 split-squad Reds win. “This kid is still working through some of his routines and stuff. And he had a good five days with the trainers working on the flexibility and the mobility. We just want to make sure. …
He’s good to go. It might cost him an inning, but he’s OK.”
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Scottsdale, Ariz. — During his Friday start against the Giants, rotation candidate Chase Burns didn’t increase his workload as pitchers often do on the back portion of camp. Rather, he was tapered back.
Instead of getting four innings, Burns pitched superbly for two scoreless, allowing one hit, no walks and recording two strikeouts while throwing 24 pitches (17 strikes). The right-hander, who last threw 68 pitches and allowed four runs over 3 2/3 innings vs. the Padres Sunday, noted that he was given word of a reduced outing on Thursday.
“It was a planned de-load week. I’ve been throwing a lot. Not my thing to say, it’s higher than me,” Burns said.
“It’s a little different than everybody else,” manager Terry Francona said after a 6-1 split-squad Reds win. “This kid is still working through some of his routines and stuff. And he had a good five days with the trainers working on the flexibility and the mobility. We just want to make sure. …
He’s good to go. It might cost him an inning, but he’s OK.”