Corbin Burnes next team odds: Mets, Red Sox favored to land former Cy Young winner

There might be no better pitcher on the market than Corbin Burnes. The 30-year-old right-hander is a free agent for the first time in his career, and a familiar team is the favorite to bring him in. The Mets, who are seemingly in on every big-name free agent this offseason, are a +450 favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook to land Burnes, who is expected to get around a $200 million deal. The Amazin’s are trailed by the pitching-hungry Red Sox (+500), Cubs (+550) and Orioles (+600), who are all also likely to be big players in free agency. A trio of West Coast teams — the Padres (+750), Dodgers (+800) and Giants (+850) — also have an outside shot at Burnes, per DraftKings. The Yankees (+1000) are expected to be less of a factor in the Burnes sweepstakes than, say, Juan Soto. Burnes has been one of the best pitchers in baseball for more than a half-decade now. Since establishing himself in the Brewers’ rotation in 2020, Burnes has made four All-Star teams and finished in the top ten of the Cy Young vote four times, and likely a fifth time this season. In 2021, Burnes had one of the most dominant seasons from a starting pitcher in recent baseball history, posting an MLB-best 2.43 ERA and a 1.63 FIP en route to the NL Cy Young award. After being traded from Milwaukee to the Orioles last offseason, Burnes had a 2.92 ERA over 194 ⅓ innings in 2024. Over the past five seasons, Burnes ranks top five in innings pitched, strikeouts and ERA among pitchers with at least 500 innings pitched.Dylan Svoboda is a versatile writer and analyst across many sports.He’s particularly knowledgeable about the big three — MLB, the NFL and the NBA....