https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/corbin-burnes-brewers-future
“And then I just had year after year that have been good, [and] I think it got to the point of they know their situation and where they’re at and their market size, and instead of making a player angry for sending a bad or really small or short-term or low number of an extension, it’s just like, ‘Hey, [to] be upfront, we respect what you’ve done and we’re not going to come at you with something that we don’t feel is what you’re worth as far as the market goes.’
“We never really talked there. I think a couple of years ago, I was open to going and getting something done, but I think at this point, both sides know that we’re a year away from free agency, and we want to see what the market can bring.”