The Los Angeles Dodgers have been unequivocal about their desire to rebuild their roster to compete for a second World Series win in as many years — a feat that has not been accomplished in nearly a quarter century. While they have been connected by rumor or report to each and every free agent and tradable asset in the league, they have not yet sealed the deal with anyone but starting pitcher Blake Snell, reliever Blake Treinen, and outfielder Michael Conforto.
Meanwhile, to the north, the San Francisco Giants’ new president of baseball operations and former catcher, Buster Posey has reinvigorated the franchise and now seems to be attempting to get back into NL West contention. They made an aggressive move to sign shortstop Willy Adames to a seven-year, $182 million deal. More and more they are being connected to high-end free agents.
Dodgers Names Long Shot To Land Corbin Burnes, San Francisco Giants Best Fit
The latest common connection for this team is four-time All-Star and 2021’s NL Cy Young winner, Corbin Burnes. According to Bleacher Report, both teams would be a good fit for the 30-year-old starting pitcher.
The Dodgers came in as the fourth-best option:
“For as loaded as the rotation already looks on paper, it’s hardly a durable group, as Los Angeles found out in 2024.” Tim Kelly of BR writes,
”Maybe that isn’t a huge concern for the Dodgers, who seem to believe you need 10-plus starters to get through a season in today’s game. But it sure would feel great to have a workhorse you feel comfortable about giving you 200-ish innings atop said rotation.

Burnes is from Bakersfield, which is about two hours from L.A. Surely, he would like to pitch in California, especially if it’s for the World Series champions.

All we’re saying is don’t scoff at the possibility, however remote it might seem.”
The Giants on the other hand are Kelly’s top option for Burnes;
“To reunite Burnes with Adames in San Francisco, the Giants would have to give up their third- and sixth-round picks in 2025.” Kelly writes, “That would gut their draft class in the coming year. But it’s hard not to like the fit of Burnes—who played collegiately at St. Mary’s College of California, which is less than 25 miles from San Francisco—on the Giants. He would replace Snell in the starting rotation, giving the club an elite one-two punch with Logan Webb in a starting rotation that will also include Robbie Ray, Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks.”