Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account
  • BREAKING: Carlos Correa's Contract with Giants in Doubt Amid Health Concerns


    Nick Nelson

    Last week, everyone came to believe the Carlos Correa free agent derby was over when it was reported that the star shortstop had agreed to a $350 million deal with the San Francisco Giants. 

    On Tuesday, this was all thrown into doubt with Correa's introductory presser (and official signing) postponed over reported concerns in the shortstop's physical.

    Image courtesy of Nick Wosika, USA TODAY Sports

    Twins Video

    A report from the Associated Press on Tuesday afternoon indicates that San Francisco's official signing of Carlos Correa, and the corresponding introductory press conference, have been postponed over "a medical concern arose during the All-Star shortstop’s physical."

    Few details are known at this point, but it's fair to say this is a significant development. Rarely do you see a prominent signing of this magnitude publicly stall out at this stage. 

    Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that whatever issue emerged in Correa's physical, it is not a back issue, ruling out one area of the body that has affected the shortstop in the past. 

    The news of a medical issue being flagged is surprising to say the least given that nothing came up in last year's physical ahead of signing with the Twins, and Correa seemed to get through the 2022 season with a relatively clean bill of health. One wonders if the surgically repaired ankle that barked at him on at least one occasion this season could be involved. To be clear, this is pure speculation. But the only other known health issues experienced by Correa this past season were a bout with COVID and bone bruise in his thumb, neither of which would seem to pose any long-term risk.

    What happens from here? That's anybody's guess. Perhaps this will prove to be a meaningless blip and further clarity will lead to the original deal being honored. (That seems unlikely now that we've reached this point.) Maybe Correa and the Giants will reconfigure the deal in a way that both sides are comfortable with. 

    Or, maybe, the door just opened for the Twins to re-enter the fray. It's not out of the question.

    Visit back soon for more analysis and added details as they trickle in. At the moment, we don't know much, but we do know this: Correa has NOT signed with the Giants, and it's suddenly not clear he will.

    MORE FROM TWINS DAILY
    — Latest Twins coverage from our writers
    — Recent Twins discussion in our forums
    — Follow Twins Daily via Twitter, Facebook or email
    — Become a Twins Daily Caretaker

     Share

    Twins Top Prospects

    Jose Rodriguez

    GCL Twins - Rookie, OF
    Jose Rodriguez was the Twins Daily short-season minor-league hitter of the year. He is at the Dominican facilities for spring training now but will likely join Extended Spring Training in Fort Myers.

    User Feedback

    Recommended Comments



    Featured Comments

      On 12/21/2022 at 1:58 AM, tarheeltwinsfan said:

    Not without knowing the absolute truth about what SF perceived the problem to be and getting the problem throughly checked out before offering anything. Due diligence, my friends.

    Expand  

    Obviously their going to do their due diligence.  Thinking SF just had buyer's remorse regarding the 13 years. 

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

      On 12/21/2022 at 2:37 AM, nicksaviking said:

    The Twins knew $285 wasn’t going to work at the latest when Bogaerts and Turner agreed to terms (and probably when Seager and Lindor signed). Bogaerts and Turner agreed to deals over a week before Correa did yet the Twins never raised their offer, despite knowing it would not get the deal done.

    Can’t see them raising it now.

    Expand  

    A week of gazing into the crystal ball with a $102 Million projected payroll changes what a fella can and can't see now.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

      On 12/21/2022 at 4:17 AM, dxpavelka said:

    A week of gazing into the crystal ball with a $102 Million projected payroll changes what a fella can and can't see now.

    Expand  

    But there’s nothing different now except they gave Gallo a dumb deal. 285M is clearly the max the Twins will do. And it’s quite possible they won’t even do that considering any reasonable person knew Correa would never have accepted that offer.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Wow, what a whirlwind of a night for Mr. Correa! 

    Glad the Twins didn't get back in on that. There was just no way this deal would ever be reasonable. 

    Question: where does Lindor play now? 2B? 

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Taking cost of living and higher taxes into account, Correa is almost certainly making less net money on that Mets contract.

    I wonder what the Twins front office is thinking this morning? Did they plan to take stock of the situation today and consider a new offer, or had they already decided to keep moving in whatever direction they just chose? Did Boras give them a head's up that the Mets made an offer? I would think they knew what was going on and chose to stay out of it, but it would be interesting to know how it all played out.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Per the NY Post, the Mets will be paying a luxury tax in the general area (Edit: per MLB.com, the luxury tax will be "over $50 million this year")/ Wow. I wonder how many years Cohen will be willing to pay that? Looks like the owners of the Marlins will have more money to pocket next year.

     

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

      On 12/21/2022 at 12:03 PM, big dog said:

    Taking cost of living and higher taxes into account, Correa is almost certainly making less net money on that Mets contract.

    I wonder what the Twins front office is thinking this morning? Did they plan to take stock of the situation today and consider a new offer, or had they already decided to keep moving in whatever direction they just chose? Did Boras give them a head's up that the Mets made an offer? I would think they knew what was going on and chose to stay out of it, but it would be interesting to know how it all played out.

    Expand  

    I’m not sure what the tax situation is like in either state, but San Fran isn’t exactly the cheapest place to live. The financials are probably pretty comparable, the difference is NY is ready to win right, and SF has several parts that need to be addressed. 

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

      On 12/21/2022 at 12:09 PM, HokieRif said:

    I’m not sure what the tax situation is like in either state, but San Fran isn’t exactly the cheapest place to live. The financials are probably pretty comparable, the difference is NY is ready to win right, and SF has several parts that need to be addressed. 

    Expand  

    True, but he also just gave up 50 million extra dollars with the NY deal. That counts as well.  

    The top CA state income tax rate is higher than in NY, but property taxes are higher in NY and there are lots of details that will affect the tax paid.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

      On 12/21/2022 at 12:17 PM, big dog said:

    True, but he also just gave up 50 million extra dollars with the NY deal. That counts as well.  

    The top CA state income tax rate is higher than in NY, but property taxes are higher in NY and there are lots of details that will affect the tax paid.

    Expand  

    Regardless, Correa better be telling himself that he’s ready to see this contract through. Boras (I think he’s his agent) too. Back tracking on a contract will make every GM hesitant in the future, and Correa just did himself some PR damage. 

    EDIT:  That comment was under the assumption that Correa and Boras were back-tracking.  I didn't stop to consider that this was a change brought-on by the alleged issue with his physical that came up.  If that was the case and SF wanted to renegotiate then I can see why Correa went elsewhere to get something comparable to the deal he had on the table.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

      On 12/21/2022 at 5:45 AM, nicksaviking said:

    But there’s nothing different now except they gave Gallo a dumb deal. 285M is clearly the max the Twins will do. And it’s quite possible they won’t even do that considering any reasonable person knew Correa would never have accepted that offer.

    Expand  

    All of  the sudden my 11 for $313 looks a lot like (maybe even a little better) than 12 for $315.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

      On 12/21/2022 at 1:58 AM, tarheeltwinsfan said:

    Not without knowing the absolute truth about what SF perceived the problem to be and getting the problem throughly checked out before offering anything. Due diligence, my friends.

    Expand  

    All of  the sudden my 11 for $313 looks a lot like (maybe even a little better) than 12 for $315. Guessing the Mets did their due diligence........

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

      On 12/20/2022 at 10:08 PM, chpettit19 said:

    Why would this cause them to have buyer's remorse on Gallo? They were supposed to expect Correa to fail a physical so they can get back in on Correa now that he'll be cheaper since he couldn't pass the physical? If the Giants don't sign him at the agreed to deal they're either completely out on him, in which case the Twins should likely be, too, or they'll be in on him for much cheaper, in which case the 1 year deal for Gallo really shouldn't have anything to do with agreeing to pay Correa on a cheaper, long-term deal.

    Expand  

    Independent of what Correa does, signing Gallo was a big mistake. I admire SF's ability to see that they made a mistake and quickly admit that and resolve it. I wished that our FO had the same character trait, instead of not admitting their mistake & resolve it, they double down. Making a bad situation worse. That is my point.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

      On 12/21/2022 at 1:49 PM, Doctor Gast said:

    Independent of what Correa does, signing Gallo was a big mistake. I admire SF's ability to see that they made a mistake and quickly admit that and resolve it. I wished that our FO had the same character trait, instead of not admitting their mistake & resolve it, they double down. Making a bad situation worse. That is my point.

    Expand  

    So SF made a mistake and resolved it by making up a fake medical issue??  I mean if that is truly the case then SF will have a tough time ever signing any free agent.  I mean if Boras thinks SF did something wrong then he will convince all of his clients to go elsewhere.  So I think something really came up and Correa pivoted.  I sure hope SF didn't get buyers remorse.  

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

      On 12/21/2022 at 4:16 PM, Twodogs said:

    So SF made a mistake and resolved it by making up a fake medical issue??  I mean if that is truly the case then SF will have a tough time ever signing any free agent.  I mean if Boras thinks SF did something wrong then he will convince all of his clients to go elsewhere.  So I think something really came up and Correa pivoted.  I sure hope SF didn't get buyers remorse.  

    Expand  

    I'm not saying SF faked anything, I'm saying they found a way out & they took it. Correa isn't crying either, he wants to be a NYM.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Have to think that after all the talk about Correa wanting the highest contract ever for a shortstop, he really changed his mind quick. Maybe he didn't want to wait until the Mets had second thoughts about the physical?

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites




    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
    Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

    Guest
    Add a comment...

    ×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

      Only 75 emoji are allowed.

    ×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

    ×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

    ×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.


×
×
  • Create New...