The Baltimore Orioles have made a big splash.
Baltimore has acquired former Cy Young winner Corbin Burns from the Milwaukee Brewers. Both club Confirmed on Thursday night.
In exchange for Burns, Milwaukee received infield prospect Joey Ortiz, left-handed pitcher DL Hall and the 34th pick in the 2024 MLB draft.
The 29-year-old Burns has been one of the game’s top starting pitchers over the past few seasons. He made his first All-Star Game and earned NL Cy Young honors in 2021 after posting a 2.43 ERA with 234 strikeouts in 167 innings.
The right-hander was an All-Star again in 2022 when he recorded an NL-high 243 strikeouts with a 2.94 ERA in 202 innings. While Burns’ ERA increased to 3.39 over 193.2 innings the previous season, he reached the 200-strikeout mark for the third consecutive year, claimed the NL’s top WHIP (1.069) and received his third consecutive All-Star nod.
Burns and the Brewers avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $15.6 million deal last month. Burns is scheduled to hit free agency after the 2024 season.
Ortiz, a 2019 fourth-round pick, was Baltimore’s No. 6-ranked prospect, according to MLB.com. He hit .321/.378/.507 with nine home runs and 58 RBI in 88 games in Triple-A last season. He got his first taste of the majors by hitting .212/.206/.242 in 33 at-bats with the O’s.
Meanwhile, Hall made a total of 29 appearances for Baltimore over the past two seasons, mostly working out of the bullpen. The southpaw pitched to a 3.26 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 18 games in 2023. MLB Network’s John MorosiThe Brewers believe Hall has upside as a potential starting pitcher.
The Burns trade came just two days after it was reported that the Angelos family agreed to sell the Orioles for $1.725 billion. The group buying the club is reportedly led by two private equity billionaires, David Rubenstein and Mike Arughetti, and also includes Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr.
