In many ways, Nick Burdi’s first appearance with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night meant more to the reliever than his big-league debut.
The Cubs selected Burdi in the second round of the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 draft in December. His performance at Triple-A Iowa earned him a promotion when
because of heavy usage and a right forearm strain for Brad Boxberger, who will return to Chicago for further evaluation.“A lot of it was just getting ahead, really working the four-seam and slider and just kind of attacking guys,” Burdi said. “Just getting sharper in the zone is going to be a big difference here. But just continue to attack guys and do what I did in Iowa, and that’s playing to my strength.
When Burdi was younger, he would throw as hard as he could to try to land a strike. He has learned to build up the velocity in an outing, something he harnessed in Tuesday’s appearance. He wants to get a 94-95 mph pitch over for a strike, and once he feels comfortable, he ramps up around triple digits. It plays into his focus of getting ahead in the count.[Don't miss] Miguel Amaya gives the Chicago Cubs a glimpse of their future at catcher: ‘He has the talent to do whatever he wants to do’“It‘s just having that maturity of being like, hey, I need to get in the zone, and then once we’re in the zone, we can bring our best stuff,” Burdi said.
“You have another big-league bullpen sitting down there,” Burdi said. “I was fortunate enough to get the call, but those guys are coming.”
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