Buster Posey got his shortstop. He didn’t get his ace.
Right-hander Corbin Burnes has agreed on a six-year, $210 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the largest contract in franchise history, according to multiple reports. Now, if the Giants are to upgrade their starting rotation this offseason, they will have to fall back on their contingency plans.
San Francisco had reportedly been a favorite to sign Burnes, who grew up in Bakersfield and attended Saint Mary’s College in Moraga.