35 Facts About Patrick Corbin

1. Patrick Corbin often posts photos of the couple and Ace, at Diamondback events and their Arizona home.

2. Patrick Corbin does have a connection to the Red Sox organization.

3. Patrick Corbin had a 3.15 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP and 246 strikeouts in 200 innings for the Arizona Diamondbacks last season.

4. Patrick Corbin could get a six-year offer that tops the $126 million Yu Darvish got from the Chicago Cubs last offseason.

5. Patrick Corbin became a hot commodity this past season posting a 3.15 ERA in 33 starts.

6. Patrick Corbin is on the Yankees' radar as general manager Brian Cashman tries to round out his rotation after re-signing CC Sabathia and trading with Seattle for lefthander James Paxton.

7. Patrick Corbin allowed just one hit with one walk and eight strikeouts in a complete-game shutout against the visiting Giants on Tuesday.

8. Patrick Corbin might be on the same level as someone like Nathan Eovaldi, but Eovaldi has only just pitched his first season back from Tommy John surgery.

9. Patrick Corbin agreed to a six-year deal with the Nationals on Tuesday afternoon.

10. Patrick Corbin will receive $140 million on the deal, per Fancred's Jon Heyman.

11. Patrick Corbin agrees to contract with Washington Nationals, according to reports.

12. Patrick Corbin was named an All-Star for the second time, and he finished fifth in the National League Cy Young voting.

13. Patrick Corbin joins a Nationals rotation that already includes three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg.

14. Patrick Corbin was named an All-Star for the second time in six years in the majors.

15. Patrick Corbin finished fifth in the National League Cy Young voting last season.

16. Patrick Corbin is a 2007 graduate of Cicero-North Syracuse High School and was drafted in the second round of the 2009 Major League Baseball amateur draft by the Los Angeles Angels.

17. Patrick Corbin coming off the market should shift a lot of the free-agent focus onto Nathan Eovaldi, who along with Dallas Keuchel is among the best starters still unsigned.

18. Patrick Corbin spent the last six seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

19. Patrick Corbin had never come close to his 2018 level of dominance before.

20. Patrick Corbin posted a number of career bests in the 2018 season for the Diamondbacks.

21. Patrick Corbin recently made the rounds of free-agent suitors, including meeting with Nationals owner Mark Lerner and general manager Mike Rizzo.

22. Patrick Corbin getting $140 million over six years doesn't have that feel.

23. Patrick Corbin signing marks latest push by Nationals to build championship rotation.

24. Patrick Corbin met his girlfriend, Jen, when they were classmates at C-NS.

25. Patrick Corbin started for the Diamondbacks on Opening Day in 2018.

26. Patrick Corbin made the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster out of spring training in 2013, pitching in the starting rotation.

27. Patrick Corbin had two sacrifice bunts and scored a run in the victory.

28. Patrick Corbin pitched to a 1.38 ERA in 26 innings with Visalia.

29. At the trade deadline, Patrick Corbin was traded to the Diamondbacks with Joe Saunders, Rafael Rodriguez, and Tyler Skaggs for Dan Haren.

30. Patrick Corbin altered his approach, as he sought to pitch to contact.

31. Patrick Corbin pitched for the Orem Owlz of the Rookie-level Pioneer League in 2009, where Kotchman served as his manager.

32. Patrick Corbin signed with the Angels, receiving a $450,000 signing bonus, foregoing his commitment to Southern Miss.

33. Patrick Corbin transferred to Chipola College in Marianna, Florida, a junior college, for his sophomore year, so that he could play baseball throughout the year in the warmer weather.

34. Patrick Corbin was named an All-Star for the second time in his career in 2018.

35. Patrick Corbin made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks in 2012, and was named an All-Star in 2013.