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The contract reportedly is for six years and $210 million, however Burnes has the appropriate to choose out after two seasons. It could be the most important contract in Diamondbacks historical past.
Burnes lands with a staff that already options one of many main leagues’ deepest rotations with Zac Gallen, Eduardo Rodriguez, Merrill Kelly, Jordan Montgomery and Brandon Pfaadt.
Burnes, 30, spent the 2024 season with the Baltimore Orioles, incomes his fourth consecutive All-Star choice whereas going 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA in 32 begins. He tied for seventh within the American League in wins and got here in fourth in ERA whereas putting out 181 in 194⅓ innings.
A fourth-round draft choose of the Brewers in 2016, Burnes broke into the majors in 2018 and spent six seasons in Milwaukee earlier than he was traded to Baltimore earlier than spring coaching this yr. He received the 2021 National League Cy Young Award after going 11-5 with a league-leading 2.43 ERA and 234 strikeouts in 167 innings over 28 begins.
Burnes logged greater than 190 innings in every of the previous three seasons.
In 199 profession main league appearances (138 begins), Burnes is 60-36 with a 3.19 ERA. He has 1,051 strikeouts and 254 walks in 903⅔ innings.
The Diamondbacks missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker in 2024. They went 89-73, the identical mark because the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, who claimed the final two NL wild-card berths.
