Well, the third time is the charm. Superstar shortstop Carlos Correa is reportedly signing with the Twins after his megadeal with the Mets fell through. The contract, which is pending a physical, is for a guaranteed six years and $200 million, with a vesting option for an additional four years and $70 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Correa, 28, had initially signed a 13-year, $350 million deal with the Giants last month during winter meetings, but San Francisco released Correa from the agreement after team doctors were concerned about his surgically repaired right leg. New York swooped in and hours later agreed to sign him for 12 years and $315 million. That same lower-leg injury also caused the Mets to back out of that deal, and the two sides spent nearly three weeks trying to work out a new contract. They couldn’t do it, and now Correa appears to be heading back to Minnesota.
We asked some of our MLB writers to weigh in on the latest development in the Correa saga. Here’s what they had to say.
