At this time’s mailbag will get into the place Corbin Burnes would possibly go, why we write about gamers’ salaries, whether or not Juan Soto will choose out, how the Brewers would possibly kind out their outfield, possibilities of the Dodgers signing varied free brokers, and what’s subsequent for the A’s.
Please be aware that this mailbag was initially revealed shortly earlier than information of the Cody Bellinger commerce broke. I am positive we’ll get into that commerce within the subsequent mailbag, however since a number of the Bellinger materials within the mailbag was usurped by the commerce, I’ve added a number of bonus Astros questions and solutions to the tip.
Joel asks:
Why is there not even a shred of a suggestion wherever that the Mets have curiosity in Corbin Burnes? In the event that they have been prepared to pay dinosaurs like Scherzer and Verlander, why not pay Burnes? In any other case, they’re going to lose numerous video games 7-5.
Tony asks:
Corbin Burnes will signal with ?
Bud asks:
As a Big fan it’s a bit regarding listening to the rumors of Corbin Burns nearing a take care of the group after which per week or extra of quiet. I hoped for extra strikes…
Neil asks:
Will Giants signal Burnes or will or not it’s one other pitcher?
David Stearns was the GM of the Brewers when the group drafted Burnes within the fourth spherical out of Saint Mary’s Faculty of California in 2016. With the Mets needing three starters this winter, it was pure to anticipate Stearns to have an interest. Whereas it is true Stearns topped out at $15.5MM for a free agent starter with the Brewers (Jhoulys Chacin in 2016), it is also true that the Mets have far more cash than the Brewers.
Even a comparability to Stearns’ 2023-24 offseason wouldn’t be honest, as a result of that was, as my colleague Darragh McDonald wrote, “a form of bridge yr.” Therefore the comparatively inexpensive additions of Sean Manaea, Luis Severino, and Adrian Houser.
Thus far, the Mets have made the ownership-driven choice to signal Juan Soto to a record-shattering contract, whereas Stearns has added Clay Holmes and Frankie Montas on two-year offers (if Holmes makes use of his opt-out) to assist fill out the rotation. Kodai Senga barely pitched this yr, and David Peterson’s 21 begins matched a profession excessive. Paul Blackburn is a again of the rotation kind who has battled accidents, together with October again surgical procedure. The rotation lacks reliability, which might possible be solved by Burnes.
Stearns appears extra within the commerce market of late, displaying curiosity in Garrett Crochet and Luis Castillo this month. Speculatively, they might go after Dylan Stop as effectively. On December seventh, Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic wrote that the Mets had curiosity in Manaea, Nathan Eovaldi, Walker Buehler, Jack Flaherty, and Nick Pivetta. Round that point, Tim Healey of Newsday wrote that the Mets weren’t in on Max Fried and should not anticipated to land Burnes. It could appear that Stearns merely doesn’t just like the return on funding of giant pitching contracts (no less than for the gamers obtainable this winter) and doesn’t wish to spend $250MM+ on Burnes.
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