While Burnes may have spurned larger raw numbers for lower taxes and family comfort in the desert, let’s not act like he signed a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training.

Corbin Burnes is headed to the desert. In a hot stove shocker, Burnes, regarded as the top pitcher on the free agent market, agreed to a six-year, $210 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks early Saturday morning, according to multiple reports.

San Francisco had reportedly been a favorite to sign Burnes, who grew up in Bakersfield and attended Saint Mary’s College in Moraga. Burnes, winner of the 2021 NL Cy Young Award, will join right-handers Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly on the Diamondbacks, a divisional rival who led all of baseball in runs last season.

In what’s become something of an annual tradition, the San Francisco Giants missed out on another marquee free agent on Friday, as righthanded starting pitcher Corbin Burnes reportedly agreed to terms with the Arizona Diamondbacks. According to ...

Corbin Burnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $210 million, six-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press late Friday night.

Burnes entered this offseason as the No. 2 player on The Athletic’s Free Agent Big Board, behind only Juan Soto.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to the richest deal in team history with former Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes.

Right-hander Corbin Burnes, arguably the top remaining free agent on the market, agreed to a mega-deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to multiple media reports late Friday night.