Height/Weight: 6-4/230
| Birthdate: 01/03/1977
| Birthplace: North Little Rock, AR
| Bats/Throws: R/R
| Team: Toronto
| College: No College
| MLB Experience: 10
| Salary: $13,200,000
The Sports XChange reports that LHP David Purcey, who is at Triple-A Syracuse, has been penciled in to start Friday against Philadelphia. (Updated 05/16/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/17/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Burnett has lost his last two starts and has allowed eight runs in 13 2/3 innings. On a bright note, Burnett does have 17 strikeouts in that span. He is starting to harness his strikeout pitch, now if only the wins can come with it. Burnett continues to be a high-end Fantasy SP. (Updated 05/16/2008).
Burnett lost his second straight start on Monday, when the visiting Blue Jays dropped the opener of a doubleheader 3-0 against Cleveland. The Blue Jays, though, won the nightcap, 3-0 in 10 innings. (Updated 05/13/2008)
Advice
Burnett gave up three runs and five hits, while striking out seven in 7 2-3 innings. He fell to 3-4 with a 4.94 ERA in nine games this season. Burnett lost to Tampa Bay in his previous outing, and now hopes to avoid his first three-start skid in nearly three years. He last dropped three consecutive starts during a five-game skid from Aug. 24-Sept. 14, 2005, while playing for Florida.
The Sports XChange reports that LHP David Purcey, who is at Triple-A Syracuse, has been penciled in to start Friday against Philadelphia. (Updated 05/16/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/17/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Burnett has lost his last two starts and has allowed eight runs in 13 2/3 innings. On a bright note, Burnett does have 17 strikeouts in that span. He is starting to harness his strikeout pitch, now if only the wins can come with it. Burnett continues to be a high-end Fantasy SP. (Updated 05/16/2008).
= probable start
