Corbin Burnes Articles - Page 3

Corbin Burnes entered a contract year on a new team with big expectations. After he was traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Baltimore Orioles, his free agency took center stage. With new ownership in the Charm City, they could be willing to spend unlike in the past. But after another spectacular season on a […]

Corbin Burnes is the highest-profile American starting pitcher on the MLB free agent market this winter. Some may assume he’s not going to return to Baltimore, given that the Orioles don’t typically cough up big bucks to acquire superstars. Not so fast. ESPN’s Jeff Passan published his 2024-25 offseason preview on Tuesday and he warned […]

The Red Sox are positioning themselves as strong contenders in the hunt for top-tier starting pitching. During the GM Meetings this week, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow indicated that Boston is actively exploring ways to secure an elite starter. The simplest route to achieve this goal would be through free agency, where pitchers like Corbin […]

Free agent starting pitcher Corbin Burnes is one of the hottest names this offseason. Burnes spent last season with the Baltimore Orioles after they made a trade for him with the Milwaukee Brewers last offseason, but there is no guarantee that he would consider a return to Baltimore. Orioles general manager Mike Elias spoke about […]

Super-agent Scott Boras may be the most powerful man in baseball. Boras represents most of this year’s top free agents, including  Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, Corbin Burnes, Blake Snell and Alex Bregman. Another thing Boras is famous for is his use of puns when discussing his clients. During Boras’ media availability on Wednesday at the […]

The New York Mets had their best playoff run in almost a decade in 2024, falling short at the hands of the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. Now, a critical offseason looms for the Mets as they look to improve and challenge the Dodgers at the top of the National […]

The 2024 MLB season ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the New York Yankees in the World Series. Both teams have historically been heavy spenders, but the Dodgers championship run started with the team paying over $1 billion in contracts in the offseason. Obviously, Shohei Ohtani was the headline of that free agent class, […]

The ailing Baltimore Orioles are facing a long offseason of refueling while rehashing what went wrong against history-making Bobby Witt Jr.’s Kansas City Royals. The Orioles were swept in the MLB American League Wild Card series and Corbin Burnes did not hold back after the playoff exit. “Yeah, the talent on this team is unbelievable,” […]

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Corbin Burnes was removed from the team’s game on Thursday night against the New York Yankees after only five innings of work. He allowed only one run during that span while striking out nine hitters. Burnes’ sudden exit led some to speculate that he had suffered an injury, but that is […]

As September gets going, the San Francisco Giants are in real danger of finishing their third consecutive season without a winning record. At 71-73, they’re technically not out of the playoff race, but suffice it to say things have not gone as expected for a team that brought in Blake Snell, Matt Chapman, and Robbie […]

The Baltimore Orioles put their best foot forward this past offseason in an attempt to bolster their 101-win roster and they traded away a plethora of assets for veteran starter Corbin Burnes to function as their rotation’s ace. And Burnes has delivered for the Orioles in a big way. Despite having gone through a rough […]

While some people know Baltimore Orioles star Corbin Burnes recently for a verbal fight with an umpire, he is widely known as one of the league’s top pitchers and is set to become a free agent after this season ends hopefully in a bang for him. The Orioles ace spoke with Will Sammon of The […]

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Zach Eflin is the latest player for the O’s to go out with an injury, but for this one, manager Brandon Hyde is “hopeful” that he’ll be back with a minimum IL stint. “[Eflin has] been great for us,” Hyde said, via ESPN. “Hopefully we’ll have him in September.” Eflin came over […]

The game between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets on Monday was one of many baseball contests throughout history that featured an inconsistent strike zone. So much so, that Orioles pitcher Corbin Burnes couldn’t contain his anger. Burnes, who didn’t pitch in the game, gave it to home-plate umpire John Tumpane between innings, via […]

As the 2024 Major League Baseball season marches toward the playoffs, award races in both leagues are heating up. While some accolades have a clear favorite, baseball is a funny game and a lot can happen in seven weeks. MLB stars are bound to go through slumps and an ill-timed one late in the season […]

The All-Star Break is over, and we are gearing up for a race of epic proportions in the American League. Come with us as we share our MLB odds series, make a 2024 AL Cy Young Winner prediction, and pick for the rest of the season. We will make an AL Cy Young Winner pick, […]

Baltimore Orioles fans are rolling into the All-Star break in high spirits. After watching their beloved birds lose five games in a row and cede their lead in the American League East, Camden Yards enjoyed an improbable 6-5 walk-off win against the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon. The O’s are marching into the Midsummer […]

As the MLB All-Star break is approaching, the race for the American League Cy Young award is heating up. Two of the best pitchers in the league so far this year have been Orioles star Corbin Burnes and Tigers ace Tarik Skubal. Skubal has been on an absolute tear since the back half of last […]

The trade that brought Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles from the Milwaukee Brewers in the offseason was widely regarded as a huge move. Burnes has established himself as one of the premier starting pitchers in baseball over a considerable period of time. Burnes hails from the relatively small Central Valley California city of Bakersfield. […]

This is supposed to be a rebuilding season for the Milwaukee Brewers (41-29), or at minimum a gap year. Fans were optimistic about the future, but it felt unlikely for this club to hold a six and a half game divisional lead at any point in 2024 after losing a big chunk of its identity […]

We talk a lot as baseball fans about the best pitchers in the game. The MLB  is full of aces in 2024 and debates surrounding the Cy Young and Reliever of the Year awards are always prominent. But sometimes, it’s fun to separate the art from the artist. That’s why today, we’re taking a look […]

The Baltimore Orioles acquired ace Corbin Burnes from the Milwaukee Brewers this past offseason in a trade to bolster their pitching rotation. Burnes, a former Cy Young winner, has pitched well to begin his Orioles career in 2024. Baltimore is currently playing Milwaukee in a three-game series, and Burnes is expected to pitch against his […]

The Baltimore Orioles are done playing games. Last season, the team made a run to the playoffs as the top seed in the AL East. However, their inexperience showed heavily in the playoffs, leading to an early exit. There were major flaws in the team… and the front office wasted no time in investing in […]

Of all the positions to rank in 2024, starting pitchers are easily the most challenging. Pitchers in today’s MLB have pushed the sport–and their bodies to the absolute limit. This isn’t the game your parents grew up watching. The stuff is far more explosive, yet throwing a ball as fast as humanly possible comes with […]

There might be belief that the Chicago White Sox can turn things around following a disappointing 2023 season, but there remains plenty of noise surrounding a potential Dylan Cease trade. Cease, for the right offer, can be had, although what the White Sox franchise believes is the right offer could be subject to change, relative […]

The Baltimore Orioles doubled down on their rapid improvement by swinging a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers for Corbin Burnes. But as an upcoming free agent, Burnes may not be long for the Orioles. As the right-hander figures out his next contract, Burnes will have Scott Boras representing him. As he looked around the pitching […]

The Baltimore Orioles acquired former Cy Young winning pitcher Corbin Burnes from the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in a massive trade. Baltimore had the best record in the American League in 2023, and now they have their sights set on making a deeper playoff run during the 2024 campaign. The New York Yankees happen to […]

Throughout the offseason, talks surrounding the Baltimore Orioles revolved around the team’s search for a starting pitcher. It looks like they’ve finally landed one. Just in time for spring training, the Orioles have acquired right-hander Corbin Burnes in exchange for Joey Ortiz, D.L. Hall and a competitive balance draft pick. A three-time All-Star and the […]

Spring training begins for MLB teams in two weeks as franchises round out their rosters and make last-minute moves for the 2024 season. Most moves this deep into the offseason don’t exactly move the needle, but the Baltimore Orioles took it upon themselves to make a blockbuster trade for 2021 National League Cy Young Award […]

We have officially entered a new era of Milwaukee Brewers baseball. Yes, change was promised when both president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Craig Counsell left for flashier and more lucrative jobs after a nine-year run. Though, the franchise model could have realistically been replicated with general manager Matt Arnold and new skipper […]

Now that the Baltimore Orioles, coming off of a 102 win season, have acquired star pitcher Corbin Burnes, can the New York Yankees still be considered favorites in the American League East? The answer is no, at least according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network: .@JonHeyman breaks down the Orioles blockbuster trade for 2021 NL […]

The Baltimore Orioles were mired in a painful rebuild to begin the 2020s, and yet here they are, having emerged as one of the teams best positioned to contend for the foreseeable future. On Thursday, the Orioles pushed even more chips to the center of the table when they traded away infielder Joey Ortiz, southpaw […]

The Baltimore Orioles grabbed headlines earlier this week after news of the franchise’s sale to a couple of billionaires. They are turning heads again, this time for reasons more relatable to non-billionaires, as the O’s have acquired star pitcher Corbin Burnes from the Milwaukee Brewers via a stunning trade that caught everybody by surprise. In […]

The Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers made a blockbuster trade less than two weeks before the start of spring training. The Orioles are sending shortstop Joey Ortiz and left-hander D.L. Hall to Milwaukee in exchange for star pitcher Corbin Burnes. Vegas took immediate notice, as the betting line for the Orioles’ World Series odds quickly moved […]

The Baltimore Orioles have engaged the Milwaukee Brewers in a blockbuster MLB trade less than two weeks before the start of spring training. The Orioles are sending shortstop Joey Ortiz and left-hander D.L. Hall to Milwaukee in exchange for Corbin Burnes, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. The Orioles get a massive upgrade ahead of spring training […]

For much of the offseason, the Milwaukee Brewers have been rumored to be looking to cut costs, especially with a few of the team’s most important players, such as Corbin Burnes, approaching free agency. Burnes, in particular, has been the subject of trade rumors aplenty as he will cost the Brewers a pretty penny in […]

In the 2023 offseason, Corbin Burnes and the Milwaukee Brewers went to arbitration. Burnes lost his case, with the sides a mere $750,000 apart, and the right-hander let it be known he was not happy with the situation. So, this year, Burnes and the Brewers decided to skip it. Instead, player and team came to […]

Two of the top pitching trade candidates may end up staying with their current teams to open the 2024 season. Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Guardians aces Corbin Burnes and Shane Bieber have been mentioned in no shortage of trade rumors this offseason. Burnes and Bieber are two of the better pitchers in the sport. They […]

It’s Christmas in the Bronx, and the New York Yankees have plenty of needs to address if they want to compete for a World Series championship in 2024. Given the addition of Juan Soto that strengthened the Yankees’ lineup, their biggest need now is pitching, especially after missing out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto in free agency. […]