The San Francisco Giants lost out on Corbin Burnes — and watched him sign with a division rival. Here is how Buster Posey and the front office can rebound.

In what’s become something of an annual tradition, the San Francisco Giants missed out on another marquee free agent on Friday, as right-handed starting pitcher Corbin Burnes reportedly agreed to terms with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

San Francisco had reportedly been a favorite to sign Burnes, who grew up in Bakersfield and attended Saint Mary’s College in Moraga. Burnes, winner of the 2021 NL Cy Young Award, will join right-handers Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly on the Diamondbacks, a divisional rival who led all of baseball in runs last season.