Super 60 Spotlight: Nathan Burns
February 1, 2017
Player: Nathan Burns
Position: RHP
Class: 2017
State Rank: 3
Overall Rank: 155
High School: West Bend West
State: WI
Commitment: Oregon State
Height: 6-1
Weight: 170
Bats/Throws: R/R
Max Fastball: 88
Fastball: 86-88
Curveball: 74-78
Changeup: 77-80
Slider: 75-77
Burns has a lanky frame at 6-foot-1, 170 pounds, with room to add strength. He works from a 3/4 slot with a long, loose arm action. He has easy effort in a tall-and-fall delivery, landing closed and occasionally falling off to the first base side. He throws three pitches for strikes, starting with a fastball at 86-88 mph. His slider and changeup are both advanced offerings with the breaking ball showing swing-and-miss potential. It has late breaking action at 75-77. The changeup has late fading action at 77-80.
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