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5 more teams that should target Carlos Correa this offseason

By Noah Yingling |
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 12: Carlos Correa #4 of the Minnesota Twins in the seventh inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 12, 2022 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 12: Carlos Correa #4 of the Minnesota Twins in the seventh inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 12, 2022 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Jon Heyman of The New York Post reported earlier this week that Minnesota Twins Carlos Correa is likely to opt out of his contract this offseason. Correa signed a three-year deal with Minnesota this offseason with an opt-out clause that he could exercise after both the first and second seasons.

It’s easy to see why he will opt out since he is having a good season. Our colleague, Tim Boyle of our parent company FanSided, had an article on five teams that could target Correa this offseason and today, we’ve got five more teams that could target him so if you think we’re missing a team over here, be sure to check that one out too.

Here are five more teams that should target Carlos Correa this offseason.

5 more teams that could sign Carlos Correa

1) The Atlanta Braves

Carlos Correa is likely going to want to sign with a playoff contending team and there’s no better team for that than the Atlanta Braves.

At first, you might think that they may not be a fit. After all, they do have a great shortstop in Dansby Swanson. He’s actually been better than Correa on the season both offensively and defensively. The Braves could decide to go with Correa instead.

After all, the Braves moved on from Freddie Freeman and replaced him with Matt Olson so they could look to do it again. Correa is actually younger than Swanson as well (by about seven months) but based on their seasons this year, Swanson may get more on the free agent market.

Braves fans might not be happy about it but if they don’t re-sign Swanson, Correa would be a good replacement.

(Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
(Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) /

2) The Los Angeles Angels

The Angels have not had quality pitching for years and that, by and large, has been their problem. While they still need some pitching, this year, the Angels have actually been worse on offense. One of their weakest areas is at shortstop, where their 53 wRC+ at shortstop is the worst in baseball by 15 percent.

The Angels’ primary shortstop has been Andrew Velazquez. He is only hitting .177/.223/.264 with a wRC+ of 36. He’s been playing nearly every day (99 of the team’s 113 games) because of his excellent defense (14 DRS, 4 OAA) but he’s been very reminiscent of Andrelton Simmons at shortstop. If he could get his wRC+ even at 80 or 90, he’d be a great player but the Angels need an upgrade there.

3) The New York Yankees

The Yankees currently have Isiah Kiner-Falefa at shortstop but, ideally, he would be a utilityman. He was hitting .265/.310/.311 with a wRC+ of 78 before he hit his first home run of the season on Saturday. He has only played shortstop this year but he can also play third base, second base, and catcher. He has seen mixed results defensively by the stats too (6 DRS, -3 OAA) so Correa could be an upgrade for the Yankees there too.

Correa would be an obvious improvement at shortstop and, at bare minimum, he would be a bridge to Anthony Volpe at shortstop. Volpe is still in Double-A so even if Correa signed a long-term deal, the Yankees could move Correa to third base in a few years in favor of Volpe. Or the Yankees could trade Volpe for another need on their team.

(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) /

4) The Boston Red Sox

Like the Braves, the Red Sox have a good shortstop in Xander Bogaerts … but he could be a free agent at the end of the season. Bogaerts can opt-out of the rest of his three-year, $60 million contract after this season, and considering that he called out the club’s front office after their poor trade deadline showing, Bogaerts will almost certainly opt-out.

In theory, if Red Sox don’t re-sign Bogaerts, they could move Trevor Story (who played shortstop exclusively for the Rockies from 2016 through 2021) back to shortstop but he has been one of the best defenders in baseball at second base so they may not want to move him.

Correa also has an obvious connection with the team in Red Sox manager Alex Cora. He was Houston’s bench coach in 2017, when they won the World Series and Correa was the club’s shortstop.

5) The Miami Marlins

The Marlins are not in contention right now but Carlos Correa could be the offensive force that the club needs to get there.

On the pitching front, Sandy Alcantara has been the best starter in the NL this year. He’s leading the league in ERA, starts, innings, complete games, shutouts, and ERA+. Pablo López has had a great season too.

However, offensively, their team has an OPS+ of 92, which is 24th in baseball. Their shortstops have a wRC+ of 79, which is 25th in baseball so they are a team that could use an upgrade there. Their primary shortstop Miguel Rojas could slide into more of a backup role, which is more suitable for him right now.

Correa is also from Puerto Rico and was committed to go to the University of Miami before signing with the Astros in the draft so he could connect with the city and draw fans out to loanDepot Park.

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