The San Francisco Giants may be planning to move from one former Cy Young winner to another.
Last week, the Giants lost two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency. According to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, San Francisco is looking to fill that void with free agent pitcher Corbin Burnes.
Given that the Giants are reportedly out of the Juan Soto sweepstakes, the team is said to be willing to “allocate greater financial resources” to sign Burnes now.
The Giants are interested in Corbin Burnes, as reported by @Feinsand. Unlike some teams pursuing Burnes, the Giants are not linked to Juan Soto and can allocate greater financial resources to Burnes now.
Then again, Soto and Burnes have the same agent. Burnes likely will have…
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 4, 2024
Since transitioning into a full-time starter in 2020, Burnes has been nothing short of spectacular on the mound. The 30-year-old right-hander has a stellar 3.03 ERA and a WHIP of 1.04 across 138 starts throughout his career. Burnes has garnered Cy Young votes in all five seasons since becoming a starting pitcher.
Burnes posted a 2.92 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP over 191.2 innings pitched in his lone campaign with the Baltimore Orioles last season.
Adding someone of Burnes’ caliber almost feels like a necessity for a the Giants, who had a below-average 4.22 ERA from its starting pitchers. The mark ranked 18th in the majors, even with Snell pulling it down for most of the year.
