According to an industry source, the issue is whether Giants ownership wants to push the payroll above $200 million again after doing so only to finish fourth in the NL West last season.
As Burnes' market has been in a holding pattern, other pitchers have quickly been snatched across baseball. The Giants are starting to run out of potential fallback options if Burnes signs elsewhere.
Posey's words on the pitching front have been far less direct. He had been mostly hyping up the Giants' young pitchers before and during the Winter Meetings.
All of the Burnes interest has been placed against a November report that the Giants were planning to reduce payroll in 2024.
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