The Arizona Diamondbacks made baseball headlines on Saturday with the signing of Corbin Burnes of Bakersfield, California to a six-year deal worth $210 million. According to Rogers Sportsnet, this is the largest contract in Diamondbacks franchise history. It is interesting that he chose the Diamondbacks when he was offered bigger contracts from the Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants. There is a belief according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, that Burnes chose the Diamondbacks because the state of Arizona has lower taxes at this time than the state of California and the Canadian province of Ontario.
