The Arizona Diamondbacks have made a splash this offseason adding one of the top arms in baseball right now as they have brought in Corbin Burnes on a six-year, $210 million deal. Burnes is the last top arm that was available after Blake Snell signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Max Fried signed with the New York Yankees.
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Corbin Burnes
Burnes was drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. The 30-year-old Bakersfield, California native spent his first six big league seasons with the Brewers making 167 appearances with 106 of those coming as starts going 45-27 with a 3.26 ERA, a 3.11 FIP, a 1.06 WHIP, a 1.0 HR/9, a 2.6 BB/9, and a 11.0 K/9. Last season, in his first season away from Milwaukee he pitched with the Baltimore Orioles going 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA, a 3.55 FIP, a 1.10 WHIP, a 1.0 HR/9, a 2.2 BB/9, and an 8.4 K/9. In his entire career combined he is 60-36 with a 3.21 FIP, a 1.06 WHIP, a 1.0 HR/9, a 2.5 BB/9, and a 10.5 K/9. He won the Cy Young award in 2021 and is a four-time All-Star; he finished fifth in Cy Young voting in 2024.
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Bottom Line:
The Arizona Diamondbacks will now go into the 2025 season with an expected starting rotation featuring Burnes, Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Brandon Pfaadt. That rotation may be one of if not the best in all of baseball and could be a serious threat to a loaded Los Angeles Dodgers offense.
