Los Arizona Diamondbacks They signed a $210 million contract, the largest in their historyWith right-handed pitcher Corbin Barnes, the official MLB.com portal reported this Saturday
The deal will keep Barnes with the team for the next six seasons, at an average salary of $35 million per season.
The deal gives Barnes an option that would allow him to opt out of the deal after the 2026 season and declare free agency again.
The D-backs reportedly agreed to terms with RHP Corbin Burnes on a 6-year contract. @Feinsand. pic.twitter.com/ib4oxyUePZ
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Burns’ current deal exceeds the $206.5 million Arizona offered Zack Greinke for six seasons before the 2016 campaign.
With Barnes’ arrival, the Diamondbacks are betting on a return to the World Series, which they played and lost against the Texas Rangers in 2023, and they’ll have a solid rotation to reach that goal that includes stars Jack Gallen, Meryl Kelly, Eduardo Rodriguez, Jordan Montgomery from the Cy Young Award-winning 2021 campaign. and Brandon Pifatt They will film.
One of the most valuable pieces on the current free agent market in the Major Leagues, Burns has finished in the top eight in Cy Young Award voting each of the past five seasons, winning the distinction in the 2021 campaign. , pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers, he went 11-5 and led the National League in slugging percentage, finishing with a 2.43. Averaged 12.6 strikeouts per nine innings of work.
The star right-hander was traded to the Baltimore Orioles before the start of the season and showed that he can perform equally well in both the National and American League.
