This offseason, we’re reviewing our preseason top-50 prospects list. This next group of players included two who made their big league debuts and some more who may join them in 2019.
No. 40 LHP Brock Burke: 3.08 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 27.1 K%, 7.6 BB% in 137 1⁄3 IP for Class A-Advanced Charlotte and Double-A Montgomery
Burke entered 2018 as a solid minor league pitcher on the fringes of prospect radars at places like Baseball Prospectus ($). He then won the organization’s pitcher of the year honor with an impressive season, continuing to throw enough strikes while greatly increasing his strikeout rate.