The Boston Red Sox are expected to be active in free agency and could take advantage of a potential misfortunate slated to backfire on the American League East-rival Baltimore Orioles this offseason.<\/p>\n
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Baltimore acquired right-handed pitcher Corbin Burnes in February from the Milwaukee Brewers in a four-player trade that also included a draft selection.<\/p>\n
Burnes left a strong first impression with the Orioles, going 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA in 194 1\/3 innings and becoming one of five team representatives in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game.<\/p>\n
Yet, there isn\u2019t a resounding level of optimism that Burnes will return to Baltimore in 2025.<\/p>\n
Burnes is among the most regarded arms available in free agency, making him an obvious fit for Boston. The 30-year-old would slide right into Red Sox manager Alex Cora\u2019s rotation alongside Brayan Bello, Lucas Giolito and Tanner Houck, helping create a righty-dominant \u2014 and elite \u2014 rotation.<\/p>\n
Health played a major role in anchoring Boston to its third straight postseason contention miss, but Burnes also addresses that; having made 125 appearances in his last four (All-Star) seasons logged.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s also three years removed from his National League Cy Young victory when Burnes also led the league with a 2.43 ERA and 243 strikeouts.<\/p>\n
Since settling in as one of baseball\u2019s most effective pitchers, Burnes has finished in the top ten in Cy Young voting four times in the past five seasons.<\/p>\n
Switching over from Baltimore to Boston wouldn\u2019t just mean bad news for the Orioles, but for the entire division \u2014 and possibly beyond.<\/p>\n
Through the first five weeks of the 2024 campaign, after Giolito went down with season-ending surgery in spring training, Red Sox starters recorded a 2.00 ERA and .211 opponent average, posting an overall 2.59 ERA that ranked first in all of baseball at the time.<\/p>\n
Needless to say, Burnes to Boston could get the wheels spinning at Fenway Park again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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