{"id":22234,"date":"2024-12-30T10:23:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=22234"},"modified":"2024-12-30T10:23:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:23:11","slug":"red-sox-dodged-major-bullet-with-top-mlb-free-agent-pitcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=22234","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Dodged Major Bullet With Top MLB Free-Agent Pitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-1988067\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->After the Red Sox traded for Garrett Crochet and signed Walker Buehler, the Fenway Faithful probably knew the club also wasn\u2019t going to land Corbin Burnes.<\/p>\n<p>But fortunately for Boston, its fiercest competitors didn\u2019t sign the superstar right-hander.<\/p>\n<p>After Blake Snell and Max Fried both signed relatively early in free agency, Burnes set himself up nicely on the open market. Coming off his fourth straight All-Star season, the 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner was in position to command top dollar from any team interested in bolstering its rotation.<\/p>\n<p>Burnes, however, reportedly left money on the table to move back to the West Coast and join the Arizona Diamondbacks. And after the reported agreement, the New York Post\u2019s Jon Heyman shed light on the teams that missed out on Burnes despite serious efforts to sign him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHearing three East teams \u2014 including Jays and Orioles \u2014 were the biggest Burnes bidders,\u201d Heyman posted to X on Saturday. \u201cBurnes, ultimately, chose to be home in Arizona.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the Red Sox want to end their postseason drought in 2025, improving their play against division rivals will be imperative. 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