The Puerto Rican shortstop, Carlos Correareceived a new opportunity with the Minnesota Twins after concerns that the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants organizations had about his physique.
In accordance with Jeff Passan from ESPN, Correa and the Twins are finalizing a six-year, $200 million deal. The deal has a purchase option that can go as high as $270 million.
Although the New York Mets They have not yet given up on the operation to get the former Houston Astros player, the Twins have gotten into the conversation to keep Correa on the team.
According to reports, the Twins had offered a ten-year, $285 million contractbelow the $350 million offered by the San Francisco Giants for 13 years.
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Concerns for Correa
The Giants decided to void the agreement because they detected health problems in the Puerto Rican shortstop, which were denied by Correa’s agent, Scott Boras.
According to Passan himself, the main concern that the Giants and Mets had is the shortstop’s right leg since his fibula was repaired surgically following a fracture in 2014.
Alex Cora, manager of the Boston Red Sox acknowledged A few days ago they had made an offer for the Puerto Rican and he assured that “Correa is going to be fine.”