Overview
- Reds manager Terry Francona said the team will impose an innings limit on 23-year-old Chase Burns for the final month of the regular season to protect his arm.
- Following Sunday’s roughly 100-pitch outing at Wrigley Field, Burns will be given shorter, more controlled starts and a full week off before his next scheduled turn.
- Left-hander Brandon Williamson will be activated to start on Wednesday, Sept. 2, and will follow Burns in his starts to “piggyback” innings for the rotation.
- Francona declined to set a hard pitch or inning cap, saying the exact threshold is to be determined so the club can both compete and manage Burns’ workload.
- Williamson is on the 60-day injured list and requires a 40-man roster move that the club views as a procedural swap, a step meant to keep Burns healthy and available for the stretch run.