New York Yankees
The New York Yankees selected Burawa in the 12th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft,and signed him for a signing bonus of $300,000. [7] That year he pitched seven innings in relief for the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A- New York-Pennsylvania League. [9]
In 2011,he pitched for the Charleston RiverDogs in the Class A South Atlantic League,going 3–2 with 3 saves and a 3.63 ERA. [9] He then pitched for the Tampa Yankees of the Class A+ Florida State League,going 2–2 with 2 saves and a 3.66 ERA. [9]
During spring training in 2012,Burawa suffered a tear to his oblique muscle and a cracked rib,which cost him the entire season. [2] [6] [10] At the time his fastball was 93–95 mph,and he also threw a slurve (combination curveball and slider) at 75–78 mph. [3]
In 2013,he pitched for the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League. [11] He pitched to a 6–3 win–loss record with 4 saves and a 2.59 earned run average (ERA) and 66 strikeouts in 66 innings pitched over 46 relief appearances. [12] He was throwing a 95–98 mph fastball,and a mid 80s slider. [13]
The Yankees invited Burawa to spring training in 2014. [2] He pitched for the Trenton Thunder,going 0–0 with 1 save and a 1.59 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 17 innings in 11 relief appearances. [9] He also pitched for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League,going 3–1 with 3 saves and a 5.95 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 42.1 innings in 31 relief appearances. [12]
After the 2014 season,the Yankees added Burawa to their 40-man roster. [14] Burawa began the 2015 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. After pitching to a 1.75 ERA in 26 appearances,the Yankees promoted him to the major leagues on June 21. [15] He made his major league debut that night,allowing four runs on three hits in 2⁄3 of an inning, and was optioned to the minor leagues after the game. [16] Burawa was designated for assignment on August 5. [17] For the season, with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre he was 1–3 with 1 save and a 2.55 ERA in 32 games, and in 3 starts with Trenton he had a 3.27 ERA. [9]
Atlanta Braves
On August 14, 2015, the Atlanta Braves claimed Burawa off of waivers, [18] [19] They assigned him to the Gwinnett Braves of the International League, where in 4 relief appearances he had a 2.08 ERA. [20] [9] He was called up by the Braves on September 1, when rosters expanded. [21] He appeared in 12 games in relief for Atlanta, and had a 3.65 ERA. [22]
In 2016, he pitched for the Mississippi Braves of the AA Southern League, and was 2–0 with a 6.75 ERA in 9 relief appearances. [9] Pitching for Gwinnett, he was 1–0 with 1 save and a 5.14 ERA in 7 relief appearances. [9] He was released on June 3, 2016. [23]
