Corbin Burnes' desire to be close to his family year-round steered him toward his six-year, $210 million agreement with the Diamondbacks.

Scott Boras, baseball's most powerful and most quoted agent, has never shied away from critiquing the spending habits of Major League Baseball's teams -- it's part of his job, after all. It should come as a little surprise,

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When asked what message he thought it sent to Diamondbacks fans when the team signed free agent right-hander Corbin Burnes to a six-year, $210 million contract last month, managing general partner Ken Kendrick was short and to the point.

D-backs RHP Corbin Burnes has had to evolve throughout his career, and he explained the recent dip in strikeouts as an approach change.

Even though it had been nearly three weeks since ace right-hander Corbin Burnes had agreed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on a $210 million, six-year deal, it was still a little stunning to see him in the team’s jersey at Chase Field on Wednesday.

The super agent Scott Boras has called out the MLB franchises for not spending in accordance with how much they make out of hte league.

The Diamondbacks' advantage of offering players the chance to play at home all year led to the addition of star pitcher Corbin Burnes.

By now one would hope Pete Alonso has finally gotten the memo: The Mets never wanted him back. That’s why they never budged off their three-year offer in the $70 million range to him when he and his agent Scott Boras continued to push,

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A case could be made that Sasaki was the most valuable pitcher on the winter free agent market because of the unique circumstances of his departure from from the Japan.