Ken Rosenthal speculated on Fair Territory that perhaps Corbin Burnes could end up taking a short, high AAV contract, say around 3 years with a $45M AAV with opt outs. He also mentioned he would like to go back West since he has a home in AZ and is a native of CA.
A short-term, high AAV deal for an elite-level player? That's right up Andrew Friedman's alley. He tried to do this four years ago with you-know-who and, while the idea behind it was right, everything else about it was wrong.
If Burnes would truly accept a 3-year, $135 million, the Dodgers should be all over it. Burnes, 30, is coming off another strong season - his first (and probably only) with the Orioles. He had a 2.92 ERA, 3.55 FIP and a 17 K-BB%.
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