Corbin Burnes says relationship with Brewers is ‘definitely hurt’ after arbitration hearing

The Milwaukee Brewers beat Corbin Burnes in Wednesday’s arbitration listening to, however after the beginning pitcher’s feedback on Thursday, it’s honest to ask if there was actually a winner.

In an interview with MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy on the Brewers’ spring coaching facility in Phoenix, Burnes spoke on the arbitration course of.

“You kind of find out your true value, you think you work hard for seven years in the organization and five years with the big league team, and you get in there, and basically they value you much differently than what you thought you contributed to the organization,” the 28-year previous mentioned.

Burnes was drafted by Milwaukee within the fourth spherical of the 2016 MLB Draft and made his debut within the majors in the course of the 2018 season.

Since his rookie season, he has posted a 35-19 report, throwing 512.2 innings with a 3.21 ERA. Burnes was additionally the 2021 NL Cy Young award winner and completed seventh in 2022 voting.

Despite rising as one of many high pitchers in MLB, he misplaced the arbitration listening to and can make $10.01 million in 2023 as a substitute of the $10.75 million he filed for.

“It’s tough to take, but they’re trying to do what they can to win a hearing,” he instructed McCalvy.

“There’s no denying that the relationship is definitely hurt from what [transpired] over the last couple of weeks,” he added. “There’s really no way of getting around that. Obviously, we’re professionals, and we’re going to go out there and do our jobs.”

The Brewers completed with an 86-76 report in 2023, lacking out on the ultimate NL postseason spot by one recreation, one thing that Burnes mentioned was introduced up within the listening to.

“When some of the things that are said, for instance, put me at the forefront of why we didn’t make the postseason last year. That’s something that probably doesn’t need to be said,” the two-time all-star shared. “Some of the stuff that was said definitely didn’t need to be said [which] is something that disappointed everyone.”

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