A week or two ago, I floated an entirely absurd idea about Burnes that IMO, is worth throwing at the wall to see if it sticks.
Offer to buy out his remaining arb seasons at a fair guaranteed rate, then offer a one year $35-40m option with something like a $15m buyout.
The team gets one more year of Burnes to offset the difficulty of losing Burnes, Adames, and Woodruff in a single season while Burnes gets a guaranteed payday should something go horrifically wrong in the next 24 months.