The San Francisco Giants remained the favorites through Corbin Burnes’ entire free agency, only to see the Arizona Diamondbacks pull off a stunning move by signing him to a six-year, $210 million contract.

The San Francisco Giants had interest in right-hander Corbin Burnes. After a report from Mark Feinsand of MLB.com stating the Giants were growing impatient, it

San Francisco had reportedly been a favorite to sign Burnes, who grew up in Bakersfield and attended Saint Mary’s College in Moraga. Burnes, winner of the 2021 NL Cy Young Award, will join right-handers Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly on the Diamondbacks, a divisional rival who led all of baseball in runs last season.

It’s being said that the Giants “lost” the Corbin Burnes sweepstakes after the 2021 Cy Young winner opted to sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks late Friday night.

The San Francisco Giants could make a lot of sense for one of the best pitchers of hist generation looking for, perhaps, one more year.