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Corbin Burnes isn’t striking out batters at the clip he once did—he posted an 8.4 SO/9 in 2024, as opposed to 12.6 in 2021—but he’s remained one of the better starting pitchers in baseball.
If going 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA over 194.1 innings pitched and finishing fifth in AL Cy Young Award voting is the baseline, that speaks pretty well to how the 30-year-old will age.
Burnes doesn’t need to be among the league leaders in strikeouts to be an effective arm. And who knows, it’s possible he’ll see an uptick in strikeouts in 2025 in the short term.
Even if the Baltimore Orioles are willing to spend more money under new owner David Rubenstein, we’re a little skeptical they will be willing to meet the seven-year, $224 million price we projected for the four-time All-Star.