There are a host of reasons that the San Francisco Giants should feel optimistic about signing free-agent starter Corbin Burnes. He has Bay Area ties, having pitched at St. Mary’s in Moraga. Burnes owns a home in Scottsdale, Arizona, the same place where the Giants have spring training, and he grew up in California.
There’s one big reason to be pessimistic: Bob Nightengale thinks they are “heavy favorites.”
The San Francisco Giants are the heavy favorites for Burnes while the Mets are trying to bring back Alonso. https://t.co/xUnHT7W5vY
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 12, 2024
Nightengale has covered major league baseball for USA Today since 1998, which has given him an insider’s perspective on the business.