foot in door

Josh Burrus is getting another shot at affiliated baseball. The former Mississippi Braves outfielder — labeled by Baseball America as the worst draft pick Atlanta made in the last decade — was sold to the Detroit Tigers today by the Sussex Skyhawks of the independent Can-Am League. Burrus, a former first-round pick, floundered in a couple of Double-A trials here. Always impressive in batting practice, he just couldn’t produce under the lights. Burrus played in indy ball last season with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association. He hit just fine: .282, 10 homers, 44 RBIs. Maybe Burrus found something last summer. But there’s a huge gap between indy pitching and what you see in Double-A or Triple-A, which is where the Tigers likely will try him.