It's Official! Carlos Correa is Re-introduced as a Twin

[DocBauer]

The Twins were always on his short list. Unless you enjoy the "of course" game. His investment in the team in his one previous season shows his honesty. (The guy literally knew the top 30-40 prospect list). And he was a leader from day one. He's been in communication with Twins teammates, and even members of the FO, since the season ended.

The Twins initial offer included opt outs to be "creative" in order to bring him back. Notice how there are NO opt outs as well as a no trade clause in this deal? Was he wrong to chase a $350M deal or a $315M deal? Absolutely not. But the long term play by both teams to circumvent the tax cap and just eat $ the final years didn't work. 

Good for the Twins. Good for Correa. He likely spends the rest of his career with one of the teams he wanted to sign with. And what's amazing is even though Correa himself has control over the final 4yrs to some degree, incentives and PA, the Twins still maintain a great degree of control as well. And by year 10, even if Correa is a 38yo 1B/DH utility type player, his salary will only be $10M. That's probably about a $5M veteran bat in today's market.

He brings quality in so many ways as a ballplayer, a leader, an extremely intelligent spunding board, a face of the franchise, and even as an example the Minnesota is not just a "fly over" franchise, but one who is trying to actually win.

I wouldn't be shocked if 10yrs from now, if he still wants to be in the game still, if he wasn't part of the organization in some capacity.