Giants’ deal with Correa falls through; he’s heading to Mets (source)
The growth was first reported by MLB Network insider Jon Heyman. The Mets haven’t confirmed the settlement.
It’s a shocking flip of occasions for the Giants, whose 13-year, $350 million cope with Correa by no means grew to become official because of a disagreement over the prized free agent’s bodily. The Giants had been planning to introduce Correa throughout a press convention at Oracle Park at 11 a.m. PT on Tuesday morning, however the crew unexpectedly postponed the occasion three hours earlier than it was scheduled to happen.
The Giants didn’t initially present a purpose for the delay, however a supply advised MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand that the crew was “waiting on results” for unspecified assessments. Ronald Blum of the Associated Press reported {that a} medical challenge was flagged throughout Correa’s bodily, which befell on Monday.
The hold-up created a gap for the Mets to swoop in and consummate a brand new cope with Correa, who’s now anticipated to slip over to 3rd base and be a part of fellow Puerto Rican star Francisco Lindor on the left facet of New York’s infield.
Scott Boras, Correa’s agent, advised The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal that he gave the Giants “reasonable time” to finalize the deal earlier than he determined to reopen negotiations with different groups.
“We reached an agreement. We had a letter of agreement. We gave them a time frame to execute it,” Boras advised The Athletic (subscription required). “They suggested us they nonetheless had questions. They nonetheless needed to speak to different individuals, different docs, undergo it.
“I said, ‘Look, I’ve given you a reasonable time. We need to move forward on this. Give me a time frame. If you’re not going to execute, I need to go talk with other teams.”
Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi issued this assertion on Wednesday: “While we are prohibited from disclosing confidential medical information, as Scott Boras stated publicly, there was a difference of opinion over the results of Carlos’ physical examination. We wish Carlos the best.”
Correa, 28, handled again points earlier in his profession, however he’s averaged 142 video games performed previously two seasons, together with his Twins tenure solely interrupted by two occurrences — a bout of COVID-19 and a bruised finger sustained on a hit-by-pitch. He underwent arthroscopic surgical procedure to restore a fractured proper fibula as a 19-year-old Minor Leaguer with the Astros in 2014, however he hasn’t spent any time on the injured listing for a decrease proper leg challenge since reaching the Majors.
The Giants have now misplaced their prime two free-agent targets to New York, as they tried laborious for Aaron Judge earlier than he agreed to re-sign with the Yankees on a nine-year, $360 million deal. It’s unclear the place they’ll pivot to now, as a lot of the prime free brokers are off the board at this stage within the offseason.
