The San Francisco Giants have suffered a significant loss this season after watching 2-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell leave them to sign a 5-year deal with their biggest rivals, the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
The loss of Snell is a significant one and creates a major void in the team’s starting rotation.
However, the Giants look to move on quickly and are reported to have “significant interest” in another big free-agent starter.
MLB Network Insider Mark Feinsand shared that the Giants are believed to have “significant interest” in free-agent Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes.
The Giants are believed to have ‘significant’ interest in Corbin Burnes, per @Feinsand pic.twitter.com/PF7aSEXAn8
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) November 30, 2024
Burnes is the biggest pitching prize on the open market and will command a hefty payday, likely bordering on $300 million, if not more.
The ace is coming off another stellar season in 2024, his first with the Baltimore Orioles.
In that season, he won a career-high 15 games and posted a 2.92 ERA in 194.1 innings.
Burnes is a throwback workhorse who has made four straight All-Star teams and just turned 30, which is something the Giants desperately need after losing Snell.
San Francisco will undoubtedly face heavy competition for Burnes.
Nearly every team with deep pockets will be after him, which typically doesn’t bode well for the Giants.
This organization has a history of finishing in second or third place when it comes to big free agents.
Still, with three-time World Series champion and former MVP Buster Posey now running the show, perhaps things will be different this time around.
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