Former Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes signs a lucrative six-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, choosing them over the San Francisco Giants.
The Corbin Burnes sweepstakes ended Friday with the former Cy Young Award winner going to the National League West — but not the San Francisco Giants. The Giants, who were rumored to be the favorites to sign the California native, instead will face Burnes as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks over the next six years.
According to multiple reports, Burnes gets $210 million and an opt-out after the second year of the contract with the D-Backs, who reached the World Series in 2023 but missed the postseason altogether in 2024. It's a stunning conclusion to the free agency of perhaps the most talented free agent pitcher still left on the market. Burnes joins a surprisingly stout rotation in Phoenix along with Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Eduardo Rodriguez, Brandon Pfaadt and Ryne Nelson. Jon Heyman of the New York Post was the first to report Burnes had agreed to terms with Arizona. According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, Burnes' $35 million average annual value is the sixth-largest ever for a starting pitcher. Feinsand reported Thursday that Burnes was seeking a $245 million contract that would match or exceed Stephen Strasburg's as the third-highest total value ever for a pitcher. Feinsand also reported the Giants had a standing offer to Burnes, who pitched collegiately in the San Francisco Bay Area and grew up in Bakersfield. But Burnes continued to hold out hope for a more favorable contract. Now, he'll go to a Diamondbacks team that is looking to regain its place in a hypercompetitive NL West. The Los Angeles Dodgers are the defending World Series champions, while the San Diego Padres finished second in the division in 2024. Burnes, 30, went 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA in 32 starts last season with the Baltimore Orioles
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