It appears that Carlos Correa will continue to wear a Minnesota Twins uniform after all. Correa reportedly signed a 6-year, $200 million deal with the Twins. Vesting options could make the deal worth $270 million over 10 seasons.
The deal, of course, is subject to a physical.
This is the rub. Prior to last season, Correa signed a 3-year, $105 million contract with the Twins. In early November, following the season, Correa opted out. Last month, he signed a 13-year, $350 million contract with the San Francisco Giants. But the Giants balked at the last minute after he failed a physical.
The Giants were heavily criticized for their decision to walk away from Correa as he was promptly scooped up by the New York Mets to the tune of $315 million over 12 years. But the Mets would raise concerns of their own regarding Correa's physical condition within 72 hours of the new deal. Well, at least Correa didn't turn out to be the Mets' next Bobby Bonilla.
Given the Twins' familiarity with Correa I suspect they won't have the same concerns. But if they do then that tells me something has fundamentally changed about Correa's condition.
Let us assume for argument's sake that the Twins have no issues with Correa's medical reports. If I am a Twins fan, then I'm not sure how I would feel about a guy who wanted to leave and only came back after two other suitors balked on him. However, if Correa leads the Twins to their first World Series title since 1991 then any such bad feelings would be forgiven.
But first Correa must pass a physical.
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