Brian Burres

Brian Burres

43-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
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$Signed to play for the Lamigo Monkeys of Taiwan in February of 2013.
PFree Agent  
February 4, 2013
Burres has signed to play for the Lamigo Monkeys in Taiwan, Jon Morosi of FOXSports.com reports.
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After pitching for the Giants' Triple-A Fresno affiliate in 2012, Burres will head to Taiwan to continue his playing career. The 31-year-old southpaw has a 5.75 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP over 358.1 innings at the major league level.
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Burres tossed innings for Pittsburgh when no one else seemed capable or available at times in 2010. The lefty compiled a 4.99 ERA, 1.525 WHIP and .275 BAA, all numbers that are actually better than his career marks. Pittsburgh non-tendered Burres in the offseason, and he'll be looking to catch on as a spot starter or long reliever with another team. He really has little business pitching in the major leagues, but being a lefty gives him more currency than does his ability.
Burres had several opportunities in the Orioles' rotation in 2008, but he failed to cash in and clinch a spot for 2009. He should see another season pitching both as a starter and a reliever until the Orioles can finish developing their top pitching prospects. There will be some pressure on Burres this season, but there is no reason to think he will turn things around following a season in which he had an ERA over 6.00.
In a perfect world, Burres would be able to pitch as a swingman, sometimes going in long relief, other times as a lefty specialist and occasionally picking up a spot start. He was overexposed in 2007, however, having to start 17 times due to the rash of injuries in the O's rotation by the end of the season. There's not a whole lot of upside here - Burres is a fairly fungible part that will be tossed aside as soon as some of the pitching prospects in the O's system are ready.
Burres pitched effectively after a September recall, allowing only two runs on six hits and one walk in eight innings. The 26-year-old will compete with John Parrish and Kurt Birkins to be the second lefty specialist behind Jamie Walker in the Baltimore bullpen in 2007.
A flyballing lefty whose numbers would look a lot worse in almost any other environment. He's not someone you want on a reserve list.
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PSan Francisco Giants  
April 22, 2012
Burres threw seven shutout innings Saturday for Triple-A Fresno, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out five.
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PPittsburgh Pirates  
October 31, 2011
The Pirates have outrighted Burres to Triple-A Indianapolis, the team's official Twitter feed reports.
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PPittsburgh Pirates  
September 2, 2011
Burres earned his first win of 2011, allowing only one run on five hits over 5.1 innings in his first start of the season Friday night against the Cubs.
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PPittsburgh Pirates  
September 1, 2011
Burres has been called up by the Pirates, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
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PPittsburgh Pirates  
March 26, 2011
The Pirates reassigned Burres to minor league camp Saturday, MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch reports.
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