SAN DIEGO -- For years, Mike Burrows heard the same scouting report.
He needs a changeup to be a starter.
He had mid-90s heat and a high spin curve that spiked, giving him two good pitches in his arsenal, but for the early years of his pro career, the former 11th-round pick was struggling to find that third pitch.
At the end of last year, he started to find that changeup. After an offseason of refining, it’s now become what his manager, Kieran Mattison, considers a third plus pitch.