The San Francisco Giants missed the postseason for the third straight season after finishing with a record of 80-82.
After winning three World Series titles in a span of five years from 2010-2014, the Giants have only made the postseason twice in the next ten seasons.
With a loaded free agent class this offseason, the Giants have the opportunity to bring some big-time talent to their team for the 2025 season.
Corbin Burnes is the top starting pitcher free agent on the market, and MLB Insider Jon Heyman revealed the favorite to land the ace pitcher.
“I do believe that the Giants have a very good chance on this,” Heyman said via B/R Walk-Off on ‘X.’
Giants the favorites for Corbin Burnes?
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Burnes is 30 years old and came into the league with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2018 where he played the first six seasons of his career before going to the Baltimore Orioles in 2024.
In 2024 with the Orioles, Burnes started 32 games and had a 2.92 ERA with 181 strikeouts in 194.1 innings pitched.
Heyman mentions former Giants great Buster Posey meeting with Burnes’ agent Scott Boras, which Heyman says has to mean something is going on.
Burnes would join a rotation that includes Logan Webb, and Heyman likes the idea of having Burnes and Webb as a one, two punch.
While there are still other teams interested in Burnes, Heyman believes that the Giants are now the favorites to land the ace starting pitcher.
The Giants have eight World Series titles in franchise history, and the addition of Burnes to their rotation would greatly increase their odds of winning their ninth in 2025.
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