Report: Carlos Correa’s Mets Contract to Be Altered After Physical Correa and the Mets had originally agreed to a 12-year, $315 million deal before he underwent a physical with the team. Sports Illustrated · Jan 4, 2023
15 MLB Predictions to Ring in 2023 The rule changes will bring joy to baseball in the new year. Sports Illustrated · Jan 2, 2023
Ryan Divish: What to make of Mariners’ lack of spending so far in free agency SEATTLE — “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” Tribune News Service · Jan 1, 2023
San Francisco Giants chief speaks out on deal for MLB megastar Carlos Correa collapsing Major League Baseball superstar Carlos Correa was hours away from being unveiled as a San Francisco Giants player only for the deal to collapse - and the Giants have spoken out about what happened Daily Mirror · Dec 31, 2022
Mets officially bring back Adam Ottavino, continue needed improvements in the bullpen While the baseball world awaits word on Carlos Correa’s situation with the Mets, the Amazin’s are taking care of other business. The team announced on Tuesday that Adam Ottavino’s one-year deal to return to Flushing is official. Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022
Jimmy Rollins Belongs in the Hall of Fame—But He Has a Long Way to Go Few players combined for power and speed like the longtime Phillies shortstop. Sports Illustrated · Dec 27, 2022
Baseball World Reacts to Mets’ Concern About Carlos Correa Deal The infielder’s free agency has taken another unexpected turn. Sports Illustrated · Dec 25, 2022
Mets have concerns about Carlos Correa’s physical: report NEW YORK — The Carlos Correa saga has taken another turn. Tribune News Service · Dec 24, 2022
Carlos Correa’s deal with Mets in trouble after physical exam The Giants had earlier raised concerns about Correa’s health. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 24, 2022
Report: Mets Concerned About Carlos Correa’s Physical The two sides could agree to a restructured contract, per the report. Sports Illustrated · Dec 24, 2022
David Murphy: The only appropriate response to Steve Cohen vs. John Middleton is to egg them on PHILADELPHIA — If you think about it, there’s something weird about taking a rooting interest in the way a billionaire spends his money. Which is why you shouldn’t think about it. Just enjoy it. In fact, do everything in your power to egg it on. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 24, 2022
Dieter Kurtenbach: Signing Michael Conforto, Taylor Rogers shows who the Giants really are In the world of sports, there’s no hesitation in calling out a player that isn’t playing up to their potential. That’s the nature of this public-facing, money-making game. Tribune News Service · Dec 23, 2022
Giants reach deals with free agents Conforto, Rogers in wake of Correa flip, according to reports The San Francisco Giants’ unparalleled offseason took another twist Friday morning. Tribune News Service · Dec 23, 2022
Bill Plaschke: Should the Dodgers bring back Trevor Bauer? No. Not in a million years. LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have 14 days to decide whether the suddenly eligible Trevor Bauer can rejoin their sagging rotation and improve their thinning team. Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Dec 23, 2022 A Giant Disappointment At 11:50 a.m. ET Wednesday, less than 10 hours after news broke that Carlos Correa and the Mets had agreed to a 12-year, $315 million contract, I texted my friend Connor two sentences: “Wellness check. You alive?” Connor is a Giants fan, and, well, as you know by now, it’s…
Sports Illustrated · Dec 23, 2022 Report: Giants Sign Former Mets Outfielder Michael Conforto San Francisco has made its first move after missing out on Carlos Correa.
Tribune News Service · Dec 23, 2022 Alex Simon: Giants have replaced Mets as MLB’s big-market laughingstock It’s been a pretty good time to be a Giants fan in the near-quarter century since they moved to 24 Willie Mays Plaza, and the three pennants from the 2010s will fly forever.
Chicago Tribune · Dec 23, 2022 Paul Sullivan: Mets owner Steve Cohen is on a wild spending spree — and it has baseball in a tizzy CHICAGO — It was 26 years ago that White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf shocked the baseball world by signing surly free-agent slugger Albert Belle to a record five-year, $55 million deal.
Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022 After Carlos Correa debacle, who could the Giants target to salvage this offseason? Carlos Correa wouldn’t have fixed all the Giants’ problems. But the free-agency leap could have been a catalyst to bring more talent to a Giants team mired in mediocrity, and perhaps get a few more fans back at Oracle Park.
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 22, 2022 When the Giants hesitated to close the Carlos Correa deal, agent Scott Boras called the Mets New York had expressed interest while Boras had been negotiating with the Giants. He contacted Mets owner Steve Cohen. “Welcome to Correa-mas. This is your lucky day,” Boras recalled telling Cohen.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 22, 2022 Merry Correa-Mas, Mets: Scott Boras Is Not Worried About Carlos Correa's Health As the star of free agency undergoes his physical exam in New York, his agent is confident health will not be a problem this time around.
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022 EXPLAINER: Why are baseball teams spending so much money? It has been an epic holiday season already for several major league teams and players a year after baseball trudged through an ugly labor dispute
Sports Illustrated · Dec 22, 2022 SI:AM | College Football’s Most Chaotic Month And, Tom Verducci has the inside story on Correa’s flip.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 22, 2022 Mets Trade Catcher James McCann to Orioles New York continued to wheel and deal on Wednesday night.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022 Jorge Castillo: Carlos Correa spurned Giants for Mets. Why that's still bad news for Dodgers. LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, as word spread that the San Francisco Giants had postponed Carlos Correa's introductory news conference because of an issue with his medical records, I joked with a group of friends that the Dodgers would swoop in and sign Correa to a three-year contract with opt-outs.