Alone among the active 2017 group, Correa is not under team control beyond 2021 (Justin Verlander, who is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, will also be a free agent). In April, Correa told reporters he rejected an extension offer worth $120 million across six seasons and a second proposal worth $125 million across five. That proposal would soon be dwarfed by the deals struck by fellow shortstops Fernando Tatis Jr. ($340 million) and Francisco Lindor ($341 million). The Astros can afford to bring Correa back. But he speaks about this season with something approaching finality. “My last year with the Astros, hopefully we can win another championship,” Correa says. “I can leave this great organization with two of them.” Click harbors similar ambitions: “Our goal is to win as many World Series as possible over the foreseeable future,” he says. Whether those teams include Correa will depend on the volatility of the market and the willingness of Crane to win the bidding. In the interim, Correa remains a vital contributor to what Click describes as “the brotherhood that they have in the clubhouse.” The Astros, Click is quick to point out, have grown accustomed to hostilities on the road. The outpouring of disdain won’t derail them, he says. They aren’t built like us.
I don't know what people expect him to say. He gave the team every opportunity to extend him and they lowballed him.
I mean…Lindor is exhibit A why a 340mil contract isn’t a great idea. I love Correa and want to resign him around the 200m mark, but his ups and downs this season aren’t without their own issues either. I’m surprised he made any statement given that at the outset of this season that he wouldn’t be addressing any contract talk.
I knew it was coming, but it's still sad to hear it from him. Just win another ring before you go Carlos.
Alex Rodriguez Albert Pujols Mike Trout Francisco Lindor These Inflated $250 - $300 million dollar contracts can kill the team in spending areas of need Like Starting Pitching and Bullpen.
This is his last major Contract of his Career. Like George Springer, Carlos wants the most money possible.
I'll never understand the hate Carlos gets from fans. The dude is homegrown, great bat at a premium position, gold glove defender at a premium positio, a team leader, and is insanely clutch. He has stood up for teammates, the city and it's fans consistently.
Wasn’t that the original quote that says “if this is my last year with the Astros…” In the end, people were reluctant to pay Carlos because he was never healthy. Now that he’s shown the ability to play two calendar years (yes, last year abbreviated) without the back causing missed games… its simply become that no player is worth that sort of money.
His comments reported in the Athletic are overhyped. No one knows what will happen in negotiations. Hoping the Yanks shortstop hits .600 here on out but everything else on that team implodes.
