The Giants giving 13 years to Carlos Correa continues a pattern of teams adding guaranteed years as part of the cost of acquiring a player. It follows Trea Turner (11 years from the Phillies), Xander Bogaerts (11 years from the Padres), Aaron Judge (nine years to remain a Yankee) and even Jacob deGrom (five years from the Rangers). All are being paid through at least age 39. It’s less of an industry-wide trend and more of a niche market among a handful of owners who represent what the players sought during the lockout: owners as motivated to win as the players themselves.
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The Giants were desperate for a star, and once they failed on Judge, Correa was destined for San Francisco. Agent Scott Boras worked his magic again, getting the fourth-richest free-agent contract ($350 million) after a platform season that was worse than the previous one in which Correa had to take a pillow contract from Minnesota.
