Red Sox Could Sign Orioles Corbin Burnes To Massive $260 Million Contract

Baltimore Orioles ace Corbin Burnes is the top player left in free agency this winter. He’s coming off a Cy Young caliber season in which he posted a 2.92 ERA in 32 starts. His career ERA sits at 3.19 with his career WHIP sitting at an impressive 1.06.

Burnes will have plenty of suitors this fall with any big market team checking in on him. The New York Yankees, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants could all be potential suitors.

The Yankees, Mets, and Dodgers have already spent a good amount of money this winter, so it would be hard to consider them favorites in this sweepstakes. The Orioles simply won’t have the money to compete with the rest of the teams on the list.

That leaves us with the Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Giants as the top three suitors for the former Cy Young winner.

The Giants sent a lot of money to shortstop Willy Adames, but they’re still rumored to be hot on Burnes’ tail. It was a shock to see the Giants pay Adames the money they gave him, so it would be even more surprising to see San Francisco go back to the well for an even more expensive player.

The Blue Jays are real contenders in this sweepstakes as well, but they’ll ultimately fall short to the Red Sox.

Boston already added an ace at the top of its rotation in a blockbuster trade to acquire Garrett Crochet. The Red Sox lineup is pretty solid, so Boston could overpay to acquire Burnes in a move that closes the gap a bit in the American League East.

Prediction: Corbin Burnes signs with the Boston Red Sox, eight years, $260 million

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