The Latest Breaking News from Carlos Correa

The superteam with seemingly infinite resources has been noticeably absent from the hottest market in years. What gives?

SEATTLE — Way back in 1990, San Francisco Giants general manager Al Rosen raged that MLB was headed for "Armageddon" based on the outrageous free-agent contracts being handed out. What really piqued Rosen's ire was the four-year, $10 million contract given to middling left-handed pitcher Bud Black (given to him…

The Yankees are having one heck of an offseason. Last night, they agreed to a six-year, $162 million contract with lefthander Carlos Rodón, giving them the best rotation in the American League, if not in all of baseball. And they did so in addition to re-signing both Aaron Judge and…

ATLANTA — The Phillies raised eyebrows when they signed Bryce Harper to a 13-year contract for $330 million. Harper was voted National League MVP at 22 years old and still was in his prime, but what about later? The Phillies are on the hook to pay Harper $288 million after…

What appeared to be increasingly imminent with every Giants move and each morsel of information to emerge this offseason came to fruition Thursday evening: Carlos Rodón will, indeed, go down as a one-season wonder in San Francisco.

PITTSBURGH — You know the drill. Every time Major League Baseball has a labor squabble, or another 3 1/2-hour game, or a dip in attendance, or a low-rated World Series game, the doomsayers do their thing.

I’m admittedly a sucker for any story that includes the words “internal tensions between the business and baseball sides,” no matter what organization is being discussed.

MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Falvey was sitting next to his wife on his couch at home on Tuesday night when he received a text from agent Scott Boras. Carlos Correa, Boras' client, was signing with the San Francisco Giants for 13 years and $350 million.

Carlos Correa agreeing to a record-setting deal with the Giants made Swanson the last of the Big 4 free agent shortstops left on the market.

LOS ANGELES — I could not help but think of Barry Bonds on Tuesday night. Bonds was not beloved in most ballparks outside San Francisco, and he took great pride in being particularly loathed in one.

Carlos Correa bet on himself last season when he signed what turned out to be a one-year deal with the Twins.