Speaking during and after the Corbin Burnes introductory press conference, the Arizona Diamondbacks' Managing General Partner opened up on a variety of topics

Every team in Major League Baseball has the finances to compete in the free agent market for the right player. Exhibit A this week was the Arizona Diamondbacks formally announcing the signing of right-hander Corbin Burnes to a six-year,

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

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If a team like the Diamondbacks can shell out big bucks for Corbin Burnes, what's stopping other teams from inking Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman?

Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick has been consistent about his views on spending money. If there's good reason to spend, he will.

as he poses with Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick, second from left, Diamondbacks Executive Vice President and General Manager, left, and Burnes’s agent Scott Boras, right, during a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D.

PHOENIX -- 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 ... Scott Boras, reached out to Kendrick ...

Boras called Ken Kendrick, the Diamondbacks’ principal ... Burnes said of the Diamondbacks. “From talking to Scott, it sounds like it came together pretty quickly. It shows how much they ...

Right-hander Corbin Burnes signed a six-year, $210 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks this off-season.