MLB Rumors: Braves reunion, White Sox buzz, Correa buyer’s remorse
By Mark Powell
MLB Rumors: Did the Twins made a mistake signing Carlos Correa?
After signing with three teams in one offseason, Carlos Correa is rightly a little exhausted. For those unfamiliar, a years-old ankle injury scared away both the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets, which signed Correa to an above-$300 million contract to play for their franchises. The medicals just wouldn’t check out, but that didn’t scare away with the Minnesota Twins, which were familiar with Correa’s work.
All seemed well in Correa’s world, but thus far is hasn’t translated onto the baseball diamond. Halfway through the season, Correa is slashing .225/.299/.401, 92 OPS+, which are all career worsts for the star shortstop. As one of the faces of this Minnesota franchise, one has to wonder if Correa is feeling the heat.
Prior to the break, Josh Hill of Puckett’s Pond wrote a scathing review of Correa’s Twins season thus far:
"“Most notably, Carlos Correa is nowhere to be found in any All-Star conversation. That’s not surprising given the year he’s had, but it’s a tremendous disappointment after the contract he signed in the offseason…All of this combines for horrible optics when it comes to his $200 million contract. There’s still plenty of time for Correa to iron things out over the course of the deal, but it’s impossible to argue that the initial portion of his deal has been anything other than a total disaster.”"
To Correa’s credit, he improved slightly before the break. He’ll need to keep that hot streak going well into the second half to quell the concerns of Minnesota fans, who are stuck with him for years to come, for better or worse.