Four-time All-Star Corbin Burnes is "widely expected to clear $200 million" on his next contract, according to ESPN's Kiley McDaniel.
McDaniel projected the starting pitcher to get $225 million over seven years in free agency. That would be the third-biggest deal for an active pitcher. The Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto and New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole are the only two with a total payout exceeding than $185 million.
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