The San Francisco Giants made a big splash late last week when they signed star shortstop Willy Adames to a seven-year, $182 million contract. The finally landed a big bat in free agency and have somebody to build around.
But they may not be done just yet. President of baseball operations Buster Posey has proven his desire to win by spending big on Adames, and it’s possible that the Giants could make another splash.
Will Leitch of MLB.com believes that San Francisco will ultimately sign Adames’ former Milwaukee Brewers teammate Corbin Burnes, who had a strong season with the Baltimore Orioles.
“Our own Mark Feinsand has reported that the Blue Jays and the Giants are the favorites here, but we’re not entirely convinced that big-time free agents are quite going to trust the situation in Toronto, which looks tenuous with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette one season away from free agency. Thus, we’ll go with the Giants, with Burnes following Willy Adames as the second big move of the Buster Posey era,” Leitch wrote.
Burnes went 15-9 during the regular season with a 2.92 ERA over 32 starts, while also pitching 194 1/3 innings, striking out 181 batters, posting a 1.10 WHIP and a 3.4 Wins Above Replacement.
The right-hander won a Cy Young with the Brewers and still has it in him to win another. The Giants also need to respond to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who recently took Blake Snell from them in free agency.
Burnes would give them an innings-eater and somebody who can be considered an ace to lead the rotation next to Logan Webb. This would give them a better chance to bounce back into contention in 2025.
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