Yesterday, Mark Feinsand fueled the belief that the San Francisco Giants remain the frontrunners to sign top of the market free agent starting pitcher Corbin Burnes. He wrote for MLB.com that “San Francisco has had an offer on the table” while “Burnes is seeking a deal worth at least $245 million, which would match the seven-year, $245 million deal Stephen Strasburg signed in December 2019.” But because he hasn’t signed with the Giants, we can assume that’s not their offer. What could it be? Let’s try to figure it out.
I took a stab at this a couple of weeks ago, but within the context of expressing how utterly out of my depth I would be in trying to negotiate a nine figure deal.