What a Giant hiccup, Carlos Correa going to the New York Mets
Where were you at 2:38 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 21, 2022? Sleeping, right? Well, Jon Heyman wasn’t, and apparently neither was Carlos Correa or the New York Mets.
According to a tweet from Jon Heyman of The New York Post, “Carlos Correa and the Mets have a deal. $315M, 12 years.” Wow. Take a deep breath to recuperate on how crazy this offseason has gone so far.
How did Carlos Correa join the New York Mets?
Last time we heard, Correa was signing a 13-year, $350 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, pending a physical. Well, Correa and the Giants had a scheduled press conference at Oracle Park on Tuesday, but the Giants reportedly found a medical concern in Correa’s physical which put a pause on the signing and postponed the press conference. In his eight-year career, Correa has landed on the injured list seven times dealing with several types of injuries.
That pause gave enough time to the wealthiest owner in Major League Baseball to make a deal with one of the best shortstops in the league. New York Mets owner Steve Cohen told Heyman, “We need one more thing, and this is it.” He then continued saying, “This was important … This puts us over the top. This is a good team. I hope it’s a good team!”
Cohen has gone all out being a man on a mission. At first, he loses a key piece in his starting rotation with Jacob deGrom signing with the Texas Rangers but, next thing you know, he goes out and made some key acquisitions. Cohen brings back Edwin Diaz, replaces deGrom with Justin Verlander, resigns Brandon Nimmo, adds Jose Quintana, Adam Ottavino, David Robertson and Kodai Senga to the roster. Finally, to put the cherry on top, Cohen signs Correa to a 12-year, $315 million contract.
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The city of Queens should be excited for the 2023 season. With the signing of Correa, the Mets are poised to win a lot of games this coming year with a deep lineup and strong starting rotation. Assuming you place Correa in the middle of the batting order and place him on the left side of the infield with Francisco Lindor, there could be a great chance that the Miracle Mets win the NL East for the first time since 2015 and make a run to the World Series.