Mets suddenly have some serious competition for Carlos Correa

While Carlos Correa and Scott Boras have remained patient with the Mets as they look at his physical, they’re starting to turn up the heat.

Correa-mas may come a day late after all.

While the events which led to Carlos Correa agreeing to a deal with the New York Mets remain sketchy in nature, the contract hasn’t been signed yet. New York, just like the San Francisco Giants before them, have an issue with Correa’s physical, and a past injury to the star shortstop’s leg while he was in the minor leagues.

Per Jon Heyman, a deal remains likely at “55-45”, though three additional teams have called Scott Boras about Correa’s services should it fall through.

Did someone say mystery teams?

What’s the holdup on Carlos Correa’s Mets contract?

Per Ken Rosenthal, the Mets “have raised concerns about Carlos Correa’s surgically repaired lower right leg, potentially jeopardizing their 12-year, $315 million agreement.” A restructured contract could be an easy solution for both sides, especially if that deal has incentives for number of games played and time spent on the injured list so Steve Cohen can hedge his bet. $315 million is a lot of money.

However, per Heyman, Correa’s camp is not open to discussing any sort of restructured contract at this time: “But the belief is Correa — whose strong preference is to play for the Mets — isn’t open to restructuring the length or financial terms of the contract. At least three teams have been in contact with Correa’s camp in recent days, but Correa remains committed for now to trying to finalize his deal with the Mets.”

So, while Correa does hope to play in Queens, he wants to do so on his own terms. Adding language to the deal could be a way to avoid a complete disaster, but would also force Correa to swallow his pride.

Either way, the Mets are in trouble.