Mets Frustrated With Carlos Correa Over Contract as Free Agency Nears But the Deal is Still on the Table
One of baseball’s top shortstops is Carlos Correa. Love him or loathe him—and oh, do fans detest him—impossible it to deny the truth that few middle infielders are capable of what he does. One of the important free agents this offseason, Correa was about to sign a 13-year, $350 million contract before his health became an issue.
After acting quickly, Scott Boras, Correa’s agent, received a 12-year, $315 million offer from the Mets. In fact, things have gotten so terrible, one SNY insider claims that the Mets may just give up. The Mets are now in danger of giving up on securing that second trade.
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Mets fed up with Carlos Correa
Carlos Correa’s surgically repaired right fibula appears to be the main area of concern for his health, and teams have noticed items in his physical that worry them. It is hard to know the specifics because medical information is confidential, but the fact that all of his success on the Show came after the 2014 ankle surgery would appear to suggest that a new issue has emerged.
The Mets have reportedly grown “very frustrated” with the Carlos Correa negotiations, and are now considering walking away, per @martinonyc pic.twitter.com/g4kucJRvBd
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) January 6, 2023
According to SNY’s Andy Martino, the person he talked with is still optimistic that the deal with Carlos Correa will be completed.
So, why is the Carlos Correa saga taking so long? Should Mets fans still be confident? What are the fallback options?@sal_licata, @HannahRKeyser, @AnthonyMcCarron & @EliseMenaker discuss it all on Baseball Night in New York https://t.co/ksavMAv4RU
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— SNY (@SNYtv) January 6, 2023
“Correa-to-Mets is not dead. In fact, the source said that in the end, they still believed the sides stood a strong chance of reaching an agreement,” the source reportedly told Martino.
Some thoughts on Carlos Correa/Mets/Twins:
There are a handful of teams that can absorb years of dead money on a massive deal. The Twins are not one of them
If Twins guarantee Correa 10/$285M (their original offer) and the ankle injury derails him, it could cripple Twins
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— Danny Abriano (@DannyAbriano) January 6, 2023
League insiders had been anticipating a resolution by Thursday. It’s unclear precisely what transpired to ruin the mood, but now that Correa’s camp is hearing from other clubs, the Mets are so angry that they’re considering calling off the transaction entirely. As of Friday morning, the parties were still in negotiations and making an effort to resolve the problems.
Billy, this is Carlos Correa. He called Jeter overrated. Jeter played in 145 games or more 16 times in his career. Carlos has only done it 2 times. Correa’s defect is that he can’t pass a physical. The guy has been on the disabled list 7 times in 8 years. pic.twitter.com/HQyfNBavvI
— Kevin Rozell (@Zellyanks) December 28, 2022
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