The 28-year old native of Puerto Rico spent the bulk of his career with the Houston Astros where he won AL Rookie of the Year in 2015 and obtained a World Series ring in 2017 although this comes with an asterik. The two time AL All-Star and one time Gold Glove winner at shortstop signed a 3-year, $105 million contract with the Minnesota Twins prior to the 2022 season. Correa, however, opted out of the remaining two years of his deal back in October seeking a longer term deal.
Unlike his deal with the Twins, there is no opt out in this contract and a full no trade clause. I would be very surprised if Correa is still a Giant come 2035 never mind 2025. There's simply too much that can go wrong. I also don't think the stats match up with the hype. Correa's numbers are good, but not among the all-time greats. He enters 2023 with 933 hits for a lifetime batting average of .279 with 155 HR and 553 RBI over 8 seasons. But he has only hit over .300 once, never hit 30 HR in a season nor driven in 100 runs. Yet Correa has earned the fourth highest free agent contract in history. It isn't to say he couldn't have a couple of good years with the Giants but I'm sure the they would have rather spent this money on Aaron Judge who opted to stay in a Yankees uniform.
But they have spent it on Correa and now must decide what to do with popular veteran Brandon Crawford who has played his entire 12-year big league career with the Giants all at shortstop earning two World Series rings. Will Crawford move to third base? Or will the Giants trade him perhaps to the Twins or to the Boston Red Sox to try to fill the void of Xander Bogaerts?
Carlos Correa has signed a gigantic contract with San Francisco. The question now is whether this contract will become a gigantic pain.
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