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Much has been said about Corbin Burnes' surprising $210 million move to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The former Cy Young winner was reportedly being courted by bigger market teams but chose to sign with the gritty D'backs squad.
In Monday's episode of the "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast hosted by Rob Bradford, Diamondbacks assistant general manager Amiel Sawdeye sounded off on the process of how the team managed to snag one of the most sought-after free agents this offseason.
"Our owner Ken Kendrick's commitments to winning is so intense," Sawdeye said (9:10). "He asked what the price was going to be and we'll be doing ourselves a disservice with a player who wants to come [to Arizona] and more importantly, lives here.
