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Patrick Corbin is a nine-figure risk worth taking, former pitching coach says

Free-agent left-hander Patrick Corbin is being courted by several teams, including the Phillies.

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As Patrick Corbin continues his tour of the I-95 corridor — if it was Philly on Tuesday and D.C. on Wednesday, it has to be New York on Thursday! — his suitors must decide how deep into nine figures they should plunge to sign the popular free-agent left-hander.

"I think that he should be able to maintain this level of excellence for a really long time," Arizona Diamondbacks pitching coach Mike Butcher said by phone Thursday.