The Arizona Diamondbacks surprisingly won the bidding for free agent Corbin Burnes at $35 million a year over six years, a franchise record and one more sign of a wildly robust market for starting pitchers. But they clinched the deal by offering Burnes something no other team could: the chance to pitch at home.
Burnes and his wife, Brooke, live in Scottsdale, Ariz., with their three children, all under the age of three: son Carter and twin girls Charlotte and Harper. He can commute from home to spring training and to home games—no need to move the family. It’s a great deal for Burnes, especially because the AAV and the opt-out after two years means there is no hometown discount here.
