Twins To Sign Carlos Correa

Big news and big surprise!!  Better shortstop than Story.  I guess they spent the Donaldson money.  Nice!

I am admittedly a bit full after celebrsting a late St. Patty’s Day but Correa is a Twin!! Optouts after each year, but I think this will be a good year. Correa is a great player, just needs to stay healthy!

Amazing! I just heard the news on ESPN SportsCenter here in LA. I’m shocked! Now get a starting pitcher and this is starting to make sense.

I wonder if Falvey took a course on Hypnosis during the lockout.  I feel like Pohlad's going to come too in a few days and cancel that check.  ?

welp, I will admit I did not see that coming! I figured Story was the guy, if we were going to nail SS. Correa seemed out of the realm. Can't say I'm mad about it!

Gotta say, this is where I want them to spend this kind of money. Sign Pineda and I feel awfully good about the Twins offseason and the potential of this team to contend in 2022.

If Correa is healthy then he's an all-star, maybe an MVP candidate. That's awesome. (This move might even be enough to get people to stop complaining about losing Rortvedt)

Hilarious

Well this gives us the top 2 picks from the 2012 draft.  Since we picked 2nd we knew we’d get 1.  But why not get both to play here.

Being wrong is not a new experience for me, but this is a new level of wrong. It's tingly.

There are a lot of posters over the last few days who need to be held accountable for their comments on front office/ownership and admit they were wrong. The Twins have not been as 'Twinny' the last 3 or so years. I hope this works out 

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With Pineda signing and this deal, no doubt they get a frontline starter and ease much hand wringing and teeth gnashing. Again hilarious, I can't wait to watch Falvey's presser!

I think that tingly feeling is hope. About the Twins. It's strange. I kinda like it.

19 minutes ago, jmlease1 said:

This move might even be enough to get people to stop complaining about losing Rortvedt

NEVER!! 

oh hey there's that donaldson money

now go get frankie montas

Sure, everybody celebrate tonight. Tomorrow we trade him to the Yankees for Zack Britton and salary relief.

I don't care what you Eeyores will say, even as an essentially one year deal isn't bad. Does make you wonder why another team wouldn't do this though.

I guess Twins' fans don't really care about cheaters, and welcome them when it suits. I should know, as I am one.

I hope Correa performs to his best level, and he should be motivated, as he is really looking for the long term deal. Probably a 1 season Visitor. 

I hope he and Buxton have a 2022 that makes it tough to decide who gets the vote for 2022 MVP.

Personally, I would rather have had the $ spent on top of the line pitching, Story, kept Garver, no Sanchez, no proud cheaters, and am happy to not have Pineda available. But I encourage Pohlad to spend that money, and have some fun before he dies. It is only money, and one can only really use so much. May as well compete with the Mets and Dodgers and spend. 

Montas was a PED suspended pitcher (80 days, June 2019, for Osterine - which, of course, was a mistake as they all say), too. 

It seems character is not so important for the clubhouse, or fans, after all. I don't really mind. It should make for an interesting season, and much more anticipated than yesterday.

I still don't believe it. I'll check in the morning to see if it is still true that Correa is the new shortstop.

It is very difficult to find fault with this move, but I am sure some naysayers will emerge. 

The Twins just signed the TOP free agent and it is at a position of need. Need anyone say more?

Win Twins.

WTF is happening!

I will be honest and say I was expecting to be let down by Story going to the Sox or another contender over the Twins, and a mediocre rotation add.

There has to be another real move for a starter coming now. 

HOLY ****.  For real????  What a great plan, and even if has opt outs to let us see if Lewis or Martin are our future at that position.  This Front Office just earned HUGE credit from me and gained my trust going forward to be able to pull this off.

Good deal for 2022, as the Twins have money and nothing else to do with it.  Could be really horrible if Correa has a bad injury this year and misses (most of) 2023.  Best case scenario is probably that he's decent (I wouldn't expect his numbers to match Houston) and still marketable prior to the deadline.  Or, of course, that he leads the Twins to a successful playoff run.  So the Twins get a good shortstop for one year with a chance to lose all payroll flexibility the next two years.  I hate these deals.  It's no-lose for Correa but possibly dangerous for the Twins.  Would have loved a simple one-year deal.

I'll gladly eat crow for this.  Well done, Mr. Falvey!

You could knock me over with a feather!

Patience boys....let's give this 72 hours to assure the "All Clear" from another Yankee ('too good to refuse') offer?

GS and GU were great additions but NY is mostly likely in a War Room as we speak, preparing to send barracuda trade scenarios to FalVine....

Agent advice to Carlos?:  Stay loose?