The San Francisco Giants could have the upper hand in the pursuit of Corbin Burnes as it sounds like he prefers to land with a West Coast team.
says that throughout the Winter Meetings, he has heard that Burnes' preference is to return to his native West Coast, which could leave San Francisco as the heavy favorite as other suitors seem to drop out by the day by acquiring other pitchers.
As a Bakersfield native — about two hours north of Los Angeles — it's not unreasonable to think that prior to the way free agency has played out and at the beginning of all the chaos that Burnes' preferred destination would have been theaway from the Giants on a five-year deal worth $182 million as one of the first big dominoes of free agency.
The move for Crochet did not necessarily take Boston completely out of the sweepstakes, but certainly reduced their urgency to hand over a mega deal to Burnes. While a return to Baltimore has not been completely ruled out either, it seems the biggest threat to the Giants in the pursuit of the 2021 National League Cy Young is the
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