Chase Burns debut timing?

[samhain]

Last year I crashed out in the draft thread when they selected a pitcher over a bat. Guess what? it looks like the people actually getting paid to make decisions knew more than my keyboard warrior ass. Hindsight says they'd have been absolute fools not to sprint to the podium and make the choice they did.

Burns looks nothing short of amazing in the minors. He's rapidly rising through the system. Everything I've heard from commentators and read online indicates that he is MLB ready now, minus developing some habits he will need to be a pro (minor routine stuff).

Apparently he developed a sinker post-draft that he didn't have coming out of college. It's been described as much more than a useful pitch; an actual plus pitch. That's a big deal for a player that wants to start at the MLB level. I don't remember where I heard it, but one particular insider was saying that while he ain't Paul Skenes, he's not as far as you would think from where the Pirates' star was when he made his debut.

I'm going to say that we see him very soon after the break.

The rotation for the next few years has the potential to be disgusting. Greene, Burns, Lodolo, Lowder, and Abbott. If they merely had the balls to spend on a RH power bat, life might be a lot of fun for Reds fans.