The Twins have rarely competed for top talent on the free-agent market. The signing of Carlos Correa to a franchise-record contract could alter perceptions of the franchise, and if that happens, it will be due mostly to the Correa deal, a long-running, sharp-winding negotiation that required chief baseball officer Derek Falvey to play the role of persistent diplomat, working around the clock to maintain contact with Correa and agent Scott Boras.
Here's how Falvey remembers key junctures of the drama:
August 2022: A national baseball reporter wrote that Carlos Correa would opt out of his Twins' contract, creating the expectation that he would leave the team as a free agent.
