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Former Milwaukee Brewer Ace Corbin Burnes Draws Interest From SF Giants
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Former Milwaukee Brewer Ace Corbin Burnes Draws Interest From SF Giants

Former Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles ace pitcher Corbin Burnes is attracting interest from the San Francisco Giants on the free agent market.

By Mark Feinsand of MLB.com:

Burnes turned 30 last month, while Snell turns 32 next week. The Giants, who now need to replace Snell in their rotation, reportedly have significant interest in Burnes.

The Giants’ interest in Burnes makes sense, considering they just lost the aforementioned Blake Snell in free agency to the Dodgers. The Giants finished fourth in the National League West and will likely have to hit hard if they want to keep pace with the world champion Dodgers and the ever-aggressive San Diego Padres.

Burnes is coming off a 15-9 record with a 2.92 ERA for the Orioles. A four-time All-Star and former Cy Young winner, he spent six years with the Brewers and one year with the Orioles. He’s expected to make around $200 million, but that might be a low estimate considering Snell just received $182 million from Los Angeles.

If the Orioles lose Burnes, they will also have plenty of questions to answer in the rotation. You would probably expect youngster Grayson Rodriguez to carry a bigger load alongside Kyle Bradish.

The Orioles lost in the wild card round of the playoffs last season, falling in two games to the Kansas City Royals. As for the Brewersthey won the National League Central and fell in the same round of the playoffs, losing to the New York Mets.

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