{"id":152695,"date":"2022-12-09T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/carlos-correa-in-prime-free-agency-position-with-needy-teams\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T10:00:10","slug":"carlos-correa-in-prime-free-agency-position-with-needy-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/carlos-correa-in-prime-free-agency-position-with-needy-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Correa in prime free agency position with needy teams"},"content":{"rendered":"
It turns out Carlos Correa is very fortunate to have struggled in last year’s free-agent market and smart to have taken a three-year deal with the opt out so he could redo things in this year’s market, which is flying and filled with teams intent on adding a shortstop. <\/p>\n
The incumbent Twins absolutely love Correa as person and player and they will stretch as far as that mid-market team can go. But they may have trouble fending off the motivated Giants, who still have that $360 million-plus in their pocket and a perceived need to spice up a team that wasn’t particularly interesting in 2022. The Padres’ $280 million Xander Bogaerts deal portends Correa flying past $300 million, so it’s no surprise the Twins lost a little confidence that they can keep their man. Giants ownership is very involved following a steep attendance drop and seems intent on filling multiple holes, and also hopeful to create a buzz. <\/p>\n