As a dbacks fan I remember saying "holy shit we got Burnes" quite loudly when I got the notification late last night, pretty sure people in my house weren't too happy about that
Poor Kris Bryant, went from one of the best 3yr stretches to start a career… Minor League POY, ROY, MVP and WS Champ to wasting away on the IL in Denver 😢
Honestly, playing in the NL west and not being in California or Colorado is probably a nice gig. In-division travel is short, the tax situation isn’t as burdensome, and expectations for that team are never THAT high. It’s a place wear you can live comfortably, be appreciated for excelling or disappear quietly otherwise. Good move in my opinion.
I think a massive factor in the Burnes deal that you didn't hit on was his family, who already live in Arizona. Burnes has 3 young children, which was a major determining aspect in the contract negotiations.
@@PhoenixRiser I’m glad your team now understands financial business 😊, while the O’s who just lost him don’t. I hope y’all can catch LA again and beat them.
People keep pointing out Burnes’ declining strikeout rate while conveniently leaving out his also declining walk rate and the fact that after he made some adjustments in August of last year his strikeout rate went back up to 27%
I agree the tax man has the final say in what is left in your banking account. So yes if we hear so and so got more money to play for NY then Miami TB Texas Houston ext. you better look at the whole picture. They may make more in places like New York but after taxes it's totally different.
As an orioles fan I wish we re-signed him, as we don’t really go big on pitching, or go big on FA at all. Interested to see how Sugano pans out next season.
@@travis6694 rangers won WS too so did the marlins yrs back, let alone lost in WS, too many 1 hit wonder….as along as dodgers are here AZ going no where
Just a little critique personally I don’t see strikeout percentage drop of 10% being bad especially when you take into account and assume he used sticky stuff and was getting used to pitching without it. I would’ve liked to see you compare the ERA, all the per 9 stats walks to strikeouts etc as they would be a better indicator of regression
he didn't regress, Corbin got good last season. More wins, better ERA, more innings, lowered his reliance on striking out guys. He has a bright future deep into his 30s if he keeps any of this up.
I don’t think Burnes’s K-rate should be of concern. As most pitchers lose velocity as they age, they need to adapt to a different style of pitching in order to be effective. I think a better metric is WHIP and Burnes’s WHIP hasn’t escalated much over the past few seasons - ‘21 - 0.94 ‘22 - 0.965 ‘23 - 1.069 ‘24 - 1.096 Also between ‘23 to ‘24, his BB/9innings went down, his ERA improved, and his K/BB ratio went up. So, he still has control but is just allowing more contact to get outs. The DBacks also made the fewest errors in the majors, so he’ll have that working in his favor..He’ll be a fine Ace-level addition to a staff and, assuming he has the personality, will only help their young pitchers in Merrill Kelly and Brandon Pfaadt. And perhaps E-Rod can show Burnes around and explain to him why he & his family are more comfortable in Arizona as opposed to LA.
It makes sense. D-Backs are waaay better than the Giants. D-Backs were in the WS in 2023. If I were Burnes, and his family is in Arizona, this makes perfect competitive sense. Not sure why everyone is so "shocked"
As a giants fan this one sucks but at the same time with 2 year opt out yeah I'd pass too. Buster seems to not want to deal with opt outs which is good because the fans don't want to have players leave so soon.
Wonder how much of this signing, from a DBacks perspective, is to show the state how serious they are about investing in the team and remaining competitive in order to get financial assistance for their ballpark
Crazy winter. When the stock market crashes in the first half of 2025, everything will change. Signing up this winter will be so smart. It will affect signing in the future so that is something players need to think about too. Burnes' future with the D-Backs will be useless when they can't sign anyone in the future.
The Dbacks learned nothing from the Bumgarner signing. Burnes regression looks a lot like Jake Arrieta before he signed with the Phillies. 2016 Arrieta and 2023 Burnes seasons are eerily similar, and so was their decline the next season before getting big contracts from another team.
He did one a couple of weeks ago, in which he correctly called Bregman "delusional" because of his asking price. As an Astros fan since the 1960s, I laughed, and agreed.
The Burnes is contract is the best of the pitchers is the best deal. Yes his numbers went down. I would argue he’s struggled because if trade and contract talks
The guy is a horse 🐎.Even if he regresses he puts up innings every year.He doesn’t throw a bunch of hard sliders that tax his elbow he will be durable for years.At worst they got an expensive Lance Lynn at best they got an Ace for the next few years either way it’s a good thing for a team that needs to compete against the Dodgers.Kudos to their ownership for trying
If I were fried who said no to Texas I’d be kicking myself, dude legitimately would’ve had Jacob DeFreakingGrom as his mentor, kept tons of money due to Arlington being cheaper than New York, no snow so bro would’ve had an easier life for his family at least. Fort Worth Texas isn’t perfect by any means but bro literally turned down sunbelt paradise (Sidney Sweeney) for washed aged high traffic city (J-Lo)
All of you saying they it’s for taxes literally have no evidence it’s was all from a Bob Nightingale twee that all that said was “Taxes lower in AZ then Tor or CA” but have no proof that was the main reason, he probably chose to stay where his family lives, y’all need to stop injecting stories about players choosing to play at certain places because of taxes unless stated.
The taxes that seem to bother you so much pay for better schools, hospitals, culture, and public transportation, to name just a few. Those states with the lower state taxes have insanely high property taxes, sales taxes, insurance, awful schools, cultures, and political negatives. You don't know Fried or Degrom, and you only inject your political bias into their personality or preferences as to why they wanted to play for a particular team apart from what their take-home pay and lifestyles might be.
Exactly I’m tied of hearing all of these people thinking “Taxes” are a reason a lot of these players play in lower tax states, because we honestly don’t know their reason for their decision, unless the players says the reason the chose was for taxes then ok, but if a player doesn’t say say then don’t try and make a story that it’s a lot about taxes.
It is painful being a Jays fan. The Jays are going to be bad for at least a decade. Their reputation with players around the league and player agents are tarnished. The Jays are never going to land a big free agent ever again. The biggest contract the franchise will ever have given out was 150/6 for Springer. I honestly fear that the Jays are going to just let everyone walk and endup being cheapskates. The Jays are going to use this as an excuse to not spend and are going to have razor-thin payrolls going forward. The Jays are just going to become a feeder team for the rest of the league. Laughingstock of MLB
He lives in Scottsdale and just had twins. Now he can go home every night to his family during the season. Good for him.
sounds perfect for him.
Ayeee Burnes a city boy ! 🌵
Half the nights but ya great point ❤
This makes perfect sense.
As a dbacks fan I remember saying "holy shit we got Burnes" quite loudly when I got the notification late last night, pretty sure people in my house weren't too happy about that
Attaboy
"Then you have the rockies..."😂😂😂
Legit laughed for 10 seconds straight at that joke....almost woke up my kids.
Poor Kris Bryant, went from one of the best 3yr stretches to start a career… Minor League POY, ROY, MVP and WS Champ to wasting away on the IL in Denver 😢
Thank you for the consistent content, love the videos
Thank you for the consistent support. Wouldn't be able to do it without the people like you who do. 👊
This one hurts
I wish y’all got him but I’m not mad AZ did, wanted him out of the ALE and I hope they can catch the Dodgers.
Nobody wants to live in SF
Who wants to live in the worst city in the country? its already bad enough here in California but living in SF is hell
Yeah kind of a bummer. I'm sure they'll pivot to Flaherty or Pivetta.
You think this hurts try being a jays fan and being beaten out by TAXES and lack of talent it hurts man for the last 10 years
Honestly, playing in the NL west and not being in California or Colorado is probably a nice gig. In-division travel is short, the tax situation isn’t as burdensome, and expectations for that team are never THAT high. It’s a place wear you can live comfortably, be appreciated for excelling or disappear quietly otherwise. Good move in my opinion.
Yeah, they don't have to worry about those pesky playoffs. Cancun!
Oh look 👀 a small market team with no TV deal spending money! Showing how it’s done. They aren’t whining and complaining just winning. It is possible.
5:36 Poor Rockies . . .
Should we really feel sorry for them tho they don’t seem to care about running a team and are bad due to their own failures
😂😂
Happy for CB. Milwaukee did him dirty. Deserves to be in a place he will be appreciated
we love him already, glad our ownership keeps pushing for SPs despite the bad SP contracts we've given out
He will be slapping around by dodgers for yrs lol
The west is going to be a battle this year, except the Rockies of course😂
I think a massive factor in the Burnes deal that you didn't hit on was his family, who already live in Arizona. Burnes has 3 young children, which was a major determining aspect in the contract negotiations.
5:36 rockies lol
The Rockies part killed me. Great vid as always.
As a dbacks fan, this was a shocking news but it’s a great one, plus it adds another much needed good arm to the rotation
0:00 good vid
LOL I was waiting for that Rockies diss.
i had been watching your videos for a minute now and surprisingly wasn't subbed. I definitely subscribed now. keep up the great content man
As A Phillies Fan, I Can't Believe Corbin Went To The D-Backs Of All Teams I Understand His Fam Is There But Still I'm So Surprised🥲! #FA2025⚾️!
dback fans are just as shocked. not shocked we are a destination...but the ownership having that cash was soooo surprising
@@PhoenixRiser I’m glad your team now understands financial business 😊, while the O’s who just lost him don’t. I hope y’all can catch LA again and beat them.
@@PhoenixRiser It's Crazy In FA👍🏻⚾️!
Why?? Dbacks are a good team and just a year removed from a World Series appearance.
Why would you want to play in philly… city is all messed up from all the druggies/zombies on fet lol! Trash city
Let’s go Dbacks!
I’m just glad he’s out of the AL East!
People keep pointing out Burnes’ declining strikeout rate while conveniently leaving out his also declining walk rate and the fact that after he made some adjustments in August of last year his strikeout rate went back up to 27%
Closer to family and more money (account for taxes). Easy clap move.
man it's tough to be a jays fan
There are ways when you are talking this much money to minimize the tax no matter where you sign.
I would love to see a video on the Toronto Blue Jays striking out more than Jay Baez when it comes to free agents.
I’m glad they got him, seems like Arizona knows business now financially.
Business? They could have been smarter by deferring money… not the best contract
@@yualwayslyng3701Tue contract is fine for the books, the d backs have plenty of money to spend, as do most teams that choose not to.
This is how az gets talent that isn't home grown. He's a West Coast guy, probably likes AZ. Great coach great catcher.
I agree the tax man has the final say in what is left in your banking account. So yes if we hear so and so got more money to play for NY then Miami TB Texas Houston ext. you better look at the whole picture. They may make more in places like New York but after taxes it's totally different.
Definitely a head scatcher.
As an orioles fan I wish we re-signed him, as we don’t really go big on pitching, or go big on FA at all. Interested to see how Sugano pans out next season.
My dad told me he signed with the dbacks this morning, and i genuinely thought he was joking. Let's go Dbacks!
Rockies smoked the Padres last season. Led the season series and even swept the mighty Padres. Watch out for them!
It's the same reason why Corey Seager left the Dodgers for the Rangers. Taxes. It helps that he lives in Arizona and helps him out with his family.
Burnes is regressing......that contract will be a bitch if decides to opt in after the two years.
Has a home in AZ and also taxes are also low
double win
And no playoffs for yrs so less wear and tear….down side is he will be bully by the dodgers
@@don9733You must not pay attention to the sport very much, they missed the playoffs by 1 game last year and went to the world series the year prior.
@@travis6694 rangers won WS too so did the marlins yrs back, let alone lost in WS, too many 1 hit wonder….as along as dodgers are here AZ going no where
Ya, still not sure why Fried picked New York over us 🤷
60M deferred of the 210 total. Would be 160M deferred if it was the yankees west.
Cry more
You can literally see Snell contract 😂
Not a shock really, if I’m not mistaken he lives in the Arizona area so he just decided to sign with a “home” team.
The rockies 💀
🎉 🎊 LFGGGGGGGGG 🐍
Just a little critique personally I don’t see strikeout percentage drop of 10% being bad especially when you take into account and assume he used sticky stuff and was getting used to pitching without it. I would’ve liked to see you compare the ERA, all the per 9 stats walks to strikeouts etc as they would be a better indicator of regression
I'm honestly not concerned about strikeout rate, I would rather have the batters ground out in less pitches, like what made Maddux and Koufax so good.
he didn't regress, Corbin got good last season. More wins, better ERA, more innings, lowered his reliance on striking out guys. He has a bright future deep into his 30s if he keeps any of this up.
i dont blame him for wanting to leave that crime infested city. im honestly surprised that anybody wants to stay in that place.
I don’t think Burnes’s K-rate should be of concern. As most pitchers lose velocity as they age, they need to adapt to a different style of pitching in order to be effective. I think a better metric is WHIP and Burnes’s WHIP hasn’t escalated much over the past few seasons -
‘21 - 0.94
‘22 - 0.965
‘23 - 1.069
‘24 - 1.096
Also between ‘23 to ‘24, his BB/9innings went down, his ERA improved, and his K/BB ratio went up. So, he still has control but is just allowing more contact to get outs. The DBacks also made the fewest errors in the majors, so he’ll have that working in his favor..He’ll be a fine Ace-level addition to a staff and, assuming he has the personality, will only help their young pitchers in Merrill Kelly and Brandon Pfaadt. And perhaps E-Rod can show Burnes around and explain to him why he & his family are more comfortable in Arizona as opposed to LA.
It makes sense. D-Backs are waaay better than the Giants. D-Backs were in the WS in 2023. If I were Burnes, and his family is in Arizona, this makes perfect competitive sense. Not sure why everyone is so "shocked"
Your the best
As a giants fan this one sucks but at the same time with 2 year opt out yeah I'd pass too. Buster seems to not want to deal with opt outs which is good because the fans don't want to have players leave so soon.
Wonder how much of this signing, from a DBacks perspective, is to show the state how serious they are about investing in the team and remaining competitive in order to get financial assistance for their ballpark
Crazy winter. When the stock market crashes in the first half of 2025, everything will change. Signing up this winter will be so smart. It will affect signing in the future so that is something players need to think about too. Burnes' future with the D-Backs will be useless when they can't sign anyone in the future.
I think he signed with the D backs because his family lives in Arizona and has a home there
But Corbin is from AZ, so it shouldn't have been a surprise
The Sneaky Sneks 🐍 are going for that NL wild card.
The Rockies got Kris Bryant. They good.
*queue Audience laugh track* 😂
The Dbacks learned nothing from the Bumgarner signing. Burnes regression looks a lot like Jake Arrieta before he signed with the Phillies. 2016 Arrieta and 2023 Burnes seasons are eerily similar, and so was their decline the next season before getting big contracts from another team.
Love your vids… you should do one on the Bregman “saga” going on now
He did one a couple of weeks ago, in which he correctly called Bregman "delusional" because of his asking price. As an Astros fan since the 1960s, I laughed, and agreed.
@ I must have completely missed it lol but I too agree
Pitchers decline concerning post 30? you don’t say..
The Burnes is contract is the best of the pitchers is the best deal. Yes his numbers went down. I would argue he’s struggled because if trade and contract talks
Under 100 gang! Good vid bro
Thank you!!
Rich people don't want to live in Boston unless they are from there. It's expensive, hard to get around. Taxes, cold.
Gallen, Burnes, Nelson, and Pfaadt is a nasty pitching staff
Snell, glasnow, yamamoto, ohtani , catman
Better by a mile
Watch Burnes burns, Gallen already regressed, i dont have to say anything to other 2 pitchers
Yankees paying Fried that much dam
Completely forgot about the Rockies...
😞
Shit team
Let's go Diamondbacks!!!!
Hallucinating 😎
The guy is a horse 🐎.Even if he regresses he puts up innings every year.He doesn’t throw a bunch of hard sliders that tax his elbow he will be durable for years.At worst they got an expensive Lance Lynn at best they got an Ace for the next few years either way it’s a good thing for a team that needs to compete against the Dodgers.Kudos to their ownership for trying
Poor Rockies!!! 😂
Texas might've offered "more" money, but then he would've had to live in Texas.
Hope its not the bumgarner story
I hate being a red sox fan
4 world series calibre teams in one division, meanwhile AL central 😴
If I were fried who said no to Texas I’d be kicking myself, dude legitimately would’ve had Jacob DeFreakingGrom as his mentor, kept tons of money due to Arlington being cheaper than New York, no snow so bro would’ve had an easier life for his family at least. Fort Worth Texas isn’t perfect by any means but bro literally turned down sunbelt paradise (Sidney Sweeney) for washed aged high traffic city (J-Lo)
😂
I called this
And then you have the Rockies.. 🦗
Rockies are just there for fun 💀
Burnes will break your heart in big games. Sorry to rain on your parade AZ.
All of you saying they it’s for taxes literally have no evidence it’s was all from a Bob Nightingale twee that all that said was “Taxes lower in AZ then Tor or CA” but have no proof that was the main reason, he probably chose to stay where his family lives, y’all need to stop injecting stories about players choosing to play at certain places because of taxes unless stated.
Fried a snell and it burnes
It's an arms race in the NL West. Led by the free-spending, laughing at the luxury tax - Dodgers... 😂
Thumbs up for "...and then you have the Rockies......"
National league west. Is the toughest in all of baseball.
LA
SD
Ar
SF
Col
Dodgers got the division locked in for yrs, watch other teams implode yr after yr
@@don9733Keep telling yourself that. In baseball, nothing is guaranteed.
@@Southernguy41 keep watching get back to me yr after yr
The taxes that seem to bother you so much pay for better schools, hospitals, culture, and public transportation, to name just a few. Those states with the lower state taxes have insanely high property taxes, sales taxes, insurance, awful schools, cultures, and political negatives. You don't know Fried or Degrom, and you only inject your political bias into their personality or preferences as to why they wanted to play for a particular team apart from what their take-home pay and lifestyles might be.
Almost none of what you just wrote is true.
@@tlyme3640 Lets Go Mets!
@@tlyme3640 Let's Go, Mets!
Exactly I’m tied of hearing all of these people thinking “Taxes” are a reason a lot of these players play in lower tax states, because we honestly don’t know their reason for their decision, unless the players says the reason the chose was for taxes then ok, but if a player doesn’t say say then don’t try and make a story that it’s a lot about taxes.
Stop drinking the cool aid, if u think the gov spending taxes on all those stuff then u are seriously uninformed….maybe a small portion of it
Pete Alonso is a dufus version of Dave Kingman
What should come as no shock at all is the Red Sox refusing to spend money on anyone at all except a cheap 1 year prove it deal. This ownership sucks
But at least you traded for an ace - orioles fan
@juliandowney7854 I get it coming from an O's fan, but as a Sox fan it's just pathetic
He just wanted to be closer to his family, took less $$$ to do so. I can’t hate on the decision.
Burns has a rough looking delivery.
Thank god he didn't sign a $265 million deferral deal with the Dodgers.
Dodgers not interested, sasaki is coming
Rockies and As should be relegated and just play eachother and the Savannah bananas until the move to Vegas
He resides in AZ. Not suprised at all. Robbie Hyde actually predicted it.
Good for the DBacks. They have about 7 starting pitchers.
Corbin Burnes is trash
Jesus teams by the time the contracts finish there years they are going to be sitting on there coach
A big contract signed outside of California and New York is always shocking, and always a better result for baseball
I think the DBacks are a dangerous team with a really good future. They could be the only team to handle the Dodgers.
It is painful being a Jays fan. The Jays are going to be bad for at least a decade. Their reputation with players around the league and player agents are tarnished. The Jays are never going to land a big free agent ever again. The biggest contract the franchise will ever have given out was 150/6 for Springer. I honestly fear that the Jays are going to just let everyone walk and endup being cheapskates. The Jays are going to use this as an excuse to not spend and are going to have razor-thin payrolls going forward. The Jays are just going to become a feeder team for the rest of the league. Laughingstock of MLB
1st
You’re 2nd but idc 😂
@ idc it was close
japi neo year!!