The San Francisco Giants missed the mark for the third straight season, finishing 80-82.
After winning three World Series titles in a five-year span from 2010-2014, the Giants only made the postseason twice over the next ten seasons.
With a loaded free agent class this offseason, the Giants have a chance to bring a lot of talent to their team for the 2025 season.
Corbin Burns is the top starting pitcher on the market, and MLB insider Jon Heyman revealed the favorite to land the ace pitcher.
“I believe the Giants have a very good chance at this,” Heyman said via the B/R Walk-Off on “X.”
Are the Giants Corbin Burns’ favorites?
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Burns is 30 years old and entered the league in 2018 with the Milwaukee Brewers, where he played the first six seasons of his career before going to the Baltimore Orioles in 2024.
In 2024, Burns started 32 games for the Orioles and had a 2.92 ERA with 181 strikeouts in 194.1 innings.
Heyman mentions former Giants great Buster Posey meeting with Burns’ agent Scott Boras, which Heyman says must mean something is up.
Burns will join a rotation that includes Logan Webb, and Heyman likes the idea of ​​Burns and Webb having a one-two punch.
While there are still other teams interested in Burns, Heyman believes the Giants are now the favorites to land the ace starting pitcher.
The Giants have eight World Series titles in franchise history, and adding Burnes to their rotation would greatly increase their chances of winning their ninth in 2025.
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