Burrows hasn’t pitched in the majors since the 2021 season when he made six appearances between the Tigers and Twins. He spent all of last year at Triple-A Oklahoma City in the Dodgers’ system, finishing with an inflated 5.42 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 76/36 K/BB ratio across 76 1/3 innings (37 appearances, 11 starts). The 27-year-old former first-round pick is merely organizational depth at this point.

Burrows was removed from the Dodgers' 40-man roster shortly after Los Angeles was eliminated from the playoffs by San Diego and has refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 26-year-old former top prospect spent the entire 2022 campaign at Triple-A Oklahoma City where he compiled an underwhelming 7.18 ERA, 1.82 WHIP and 95/60 K/BB ratio across 100 1/3 innings (31 appearances, 16 starts).

By doing so, the Dodgers are able to keep Burrows in the organization for 2023, as he would have been a minor league free agent if not. The former first-round pick of the Tigers had a rough season statistically with a 7.18 ERA in Triple-A, but provides some organizational depth.

The 25-year-old hurler split his 2021 campaign between the Twins and Tigers, ultimately pitching 11 troublesome innings at the big league level in which he registered a 13.91 ERA, 2.36 WHIP and 8/10 K/BB ratio. Burrows, who has spent the majority of his minor league career as a starter, could work in a swingman role in the upper minors for the Dodgers.