Corbin Burnes next team odds: Mets, Red Sox favorites

There may not be a better pitcher on the market than Corbin Burnes.

The 30-year-old right-hander is a free agent for the first time in his career, making his familiar franchise the favorite to acquire him.

The Mets, who seem to have acquired all the big free agents this offseason, are +450 favorites at DraftKings Sportsbook to sign Barnes, who is expected to receive a contract worth around $200 million. are.

The Amazins are followed by the pitcher-hungry Red Sox (+500), Cubs (+550), and Orioles (+600), all of whom are likely to be big-time players in free agency.

According to DraftKings, three West Coast teams also have an outside shot at Barnes: the Padres (+750), Dodgers (+800), and Giants (+850).

The Yankees (+1000) are not expected to be as influential in the Barnes sweepstakes as, say, Juan Soto.

Corbin Burnes next team odds

Barnes has been one of the best pitchers in baseball for over five years.

Since establishing himself in the Brewers' rotation in 2020, Barnes has been named to the All-Star team four times and finished in the top 10 in Cy Young voting four times, with this season likely his fifth.

In 2021, Barnes had the most dominant season as a starting pitcher in recent baseball history, posting an MLB-best 2.43 ERA and 1.63 FIP on his way to winning the National League Cy Young Award.

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After being traded from Milwaukee to the Orioles last offseason, Barnes pitched 194 1/3 innings in 2024 with a 2.92 ERA.

Over the past five seasons, Barnes has ranked in the top five in innings pitched, strikeouts and ERA among pitchers with at least 500 innings pitched.

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