Corbin Burns, the 'biggest pitcher' of pitchers, is actually a two-way race → Will he be a teammate with Lee Jung-hoo vs. Ryu Hyun-jin's successor
Corbin Burns, the 'biggest pitcher' of pitchers, is actually a two-way race → Will he be a teammate with Lee Jung-hoo vs. Ryu Hyun-jin's successor
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Corbin Burns, the biggest fish in the Major League FA market, has been narrowed down to two destinations. It is the San Francisco Giants or the Toronto Blue Jays.
The official Major League website MLB.com reported on the 21st (Korea time) that San Francisco and Toronto are the leaders in the Burns recruitment match.
When Burns goes to San Francisco, he will share the same team with Lee Jung-hoo. If he goes to Toronto, he will be the FA ace who will succeed the genealogy of Ryu Hyun-jin and Kevin Gausman.
MLB.com highlighted, "If Juan Soto (signed with the New York Mets) was the best hitter in this all-stove league, Corbin Burns is undoubtedly the best pitcher. Burns, a former Cy Young Award winner and with a 2.94 ERA since 2021, has been linked to San Francisco, Toronto, Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles."
"It's actually a competition between the two teams. San Francisco and Toronto were expected to be the most aggressive towards the end of the winter meeting. Earlier this week, San Francisco and Toronto emerged as frontrunners to sign with Burns," he said.
MLB.com predicted that Burns would sign a record contract.
MLB.com said, "Burns is sure to sign a huge contract. He is expected to sign a more expensive contract than Max Fried, who signed an eight-year, $218 million contract with the New York Yankees. Some say it is $245 million. In the history of Major League Baseball, Gerrit Cole and Yamamoto Yoshinobu are the only players who have received more than $245 million."
"Boston seems hesitant to spend what it takes to sign Burns. The most aggressive teams are San Francisco and Toronto," MLB.com said.
Burns made his debut for Milwaukee in 2018. Milwaukee traded Burns to Baltimore ahead of this season. Burns went 60-36 with a 3.19 ERA in his career. In 2024, he went 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA. 스포츠토토
Baltimore has hired Tomoyuki Sugano, the ace pitcher of the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's pro baseball league, as if it is preparing for his departure from Burns. "A source said on Sunday that right-hander Sugano has agreed to a one-year, 13-million-dollar contract with the Baltimore Orioles. Sugano is one of the best pitchers in Japan this year," said Jeff Bankruptcy, a reporter for ESPN.
Trade Rumors in the Major League projected Burns' contract to be worth 200 million U.S. dollars for seven years. The Athletic estimated the value at 217 million dollars for seven years. As the competition intensifies, Burns' ransom far exceeds the expected amount.
There were rumors that San Francisco would reduce payrolls by entering the stove league, but when the winter meeting began, it took the opposite step. The prevailing prediction was that San Francisco, which needed shortstop, would seek relatively cheap Kim Ha-sung. However, unexpectedly, San Francisco signed a seven-year, 182 million-dollar contract with Adames.
The San Francisco Giants acquired Lee Jung-hoo for 113 million U.S. dollars last off-season. He is continuously opening his wallet to rebuild his family's reputation.