Agent Scott Boras received feedback that the Diamondbacks are of concern for teams looking to compete after the addition of Corbin Burnes.

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?

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

Corbin Burnes' agent, Scott Boras, contacted the Diamondbacks in hopes of getting a positive reply about the ace pitcher wanting to play with the team. The decision was taken by Burnes and his family, including his wife Brook, in light of them residing in Pheonix. Boras opened up about the deal in the presser (2:40 onwards):

The super agent Scott Boras has called out the MLB franchises for not spending in accordance with how much they make out of hte league.

Arizona Diamondbacks introduce new starting pitcher Corbin Burnes, second from right, 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 ...

Not long before Christmas, agent Scott Boras visited his client ... to make an effort’” to get his client to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Boras recalled. To hear him tell it, that was the ...

Scott Boras is running a decade-old playbook as he tries to secure a long-term contract for former New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, but the league has gotten wise over the last few years.

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According to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox are still engaged in talks with free-agent infielder Alex Bregman as they have been throughout the winter. If he were signed, the All-Star slugger would hit in the heart of the Red Sox lineup and likely move to second base.

"Soto was tough," Cohen said, referring to talks that ended with the Mets signing star slugger Juan Soto — who spent last season with the crosstown Yankees and helped them reach the World Series — to a record $765 million, 15-year deal last month. "This is worse."

The Toronto Blue Jays landed a big free agent target this week in outfielder Anthony Santander, and are reportedly looking to add to their pitching staff.