One of the best in season test for a pitcher is how they bounce back after a bad outing. It’s not like being a position player and having an 0-for-4 game and then being able to come back the next day and try to rebound.
Starting pitchers sometimes go up to a week before their next start, giving plenty of opportunities to get in their own head and overanalyze everything that went wrong.
The good ones leave it at the stadium right afterwards, the ones that struggle take it with them.
It has been a dazzling season for Mike Burrows, making the jump from High-A Greensboro to Double-A Altoona this year.