South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 31: Ryan Burr

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty ImagesRyan Burr

6´4´´

225 pounds

Throws: Right

Age: 24

SSS rank among all right-handed relief pitchers in the system: 4

On Aug. 11, 2017, the White Sox traded international signing bonus pool money to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Burr, a former fifth round pick. At that time, Burr was rolling, rolling, rolling along with the Visalia Rawhide, the D-Backs Single-A+ team. Since the trade, Burr has advanced rapidly, from Winston-Salem to Chicago, with a stop in-between at Birmingham and Charlotte in 2018.

Burr is the all-time saves leader for Arizona State, and posted a 2.91 ERA with 14 saves as he fanned 74 batters in 46 innings during his senior season. In his first two…