All-Star Stop Carlos Correa and agent Scott Boras on Wednesday said familiarity is cultivated with Minnesota Twins Last season finally led to a reunion after deals with two other teams failed this season.
The Twins on Wednesday signed Correa’s medical and he signed a guaranteed six-year deal to return to the club. $200 million six-year deal, sources tell ESPN, but maybe up to $270 million for 10 seasons if he can stay on the field.
The completed contract with the Twins ended a monthlong story that included San Francisco Giants and New York Mets balked at long-term deals with Correa over concerns about 2014 surgery on his right shin.
“I’ve had a lot of doctors tell me I’m fine,” Correa said at Wednesday’s press conference to announce the deal. “I’ve seen some doctors who said it’s not very good. I was shocked because since doing this surgery I have never missed a game. I have never had an ankle treatment. My ankle has never hurt.”
San Francisco agreed to a 13-year contract, 350 million USD with Correa on December 13 before that deal disbanded and the Mets joined with a 12-year contract worth 315 million USD on December 21. However, that deal was eventually dropped because of a physical problem.
“We were unable to reach an agreement,” the Mets said in a statement on Wednesday. “We wish Carlos all the best.”
Correa hasn’t missed any because of the 2014 surgery, but that hasn’t stopped the Giants or the Mets from wanting to rework their agreed deals based on a doctor’s opinion. about his right ankle.
“We are not here to blame outside doctors and their opinions, but I would say that medicine, especially in sports, orthopedic function and clinical examination,” says Boras. date is much more important than magnetic resonance imaging.
Boras said the Twins’ ability to monitor and treat Correa in 2022 was “vital”.
“It shows us what most organizations don’t enjoy – where they don’t have the information and insight into Carlos’s condition and his true state of health,” Boras said. “.
Correa added: “We faced a lot of challenges along the way. But in the end, [Boras] took me to a place where I’m happy, where I feel at home.”
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– Minnesota Twins (@Twins) January 11, 2023
The Twins stayed in touch with Boras, despite agreements with other teams — the deal wasn’t final until a player passed his fitness test — and finally found the point. shared. “Other teams have gone through their process,” said Twins president Derek Falvey. “We tried to come up with a creative solution that worked for us and ultimately for Carlos and found that overlap, and we did it.”
Correa could make another $70 million over another 4 years if he hits 575 appearances by 2028, the final season of his guaranteed six-year contract.
Boras said the contract was made based on the opinions of doctors who had been around Correa, not those who evaluated him medically after a physical.
“This scenario speaks to the large variation in the orthopedic community in terms of functional fitness and physical examination compared to considering MRI,” says Boras. “There’s a big gap between what some doctors feel and how other doctors feel about the longevity of a player’s performance.”
Correa, 28, is one of the game’s best stops. He hit 0.291/.366/.467 with 22 home runs and 64 RBIs playing defensively at a high level in his first season with the Twins in 2022. He played 136 games, absent because of an injured finger and a match with COVID-19.
He rejoins a third-place team at AL Central but has plenty of young talent, including the AL batting champion Luis Arraez and Byron Buxton. Minnesota also added catchers Christian Vazquez and left hand Joey Gallo through a free agent this winter.
