Is this the last we will see of Carlos Correa?

Wheres the non stop slobbering for chas?

 

Joe Buck sucks

 

You wrote this:

"Bergman has not improved since his $100 mil."

The season after he signed his extension he was second in the MVP voting. Since then they had a COVID shortened season and a season in which he was injured for a long time.

How is that Tucker for Austin Hedges proposed trade of yours looking?

 

I wonder if a GM could succeed in baseball (or basketball) by hiring what as his assistant and just always doing the opposite of whatever he says? Like the weatherman that's wrong 90% of the time?

 

It worked for George Costanza

 

Resigning Carlos would be great but I would love to see that money spend first on a 200IP #1 or #2 SP if available.

 

not a ton of great options on the FA market

 

I could listen to an argument that says that we need to invest more in starting pitching and that we are strong enough at hitting even without Correa to contend for a title. If Pedro Leon or Jeremy Pena become an 0.800 OPS player, then we won't lose much at all offensively but will save $25 million+ per year by not paying Correa. It's a tough decision. Culturally, Correa is our team's leader and that has intangible value.

 

It's quite clear what I think of long term contracts in general. Now let me play DEVIL's advocate for a moment.

With MLB and the MLBPA agreement expiring and no new agreement likely to be in place for at least some period of time afterward, it creates a window, or JUBILEE of sorts for teams from the cap. Penalties. The thinking is that caps will have to be prospective only under any new cap.

In this scenario, the teams have the incentive to spend like there's no tomorrow.

So Pay the man, and every man you see as a potential star. New, Old, CC, maybe even prospects. The only limit is your resources. The big markets will love it. The small markets will not.

In this scenario, NY and LA will be battling to see who will have a Billion Dollar payroll. And MLB will love it, even as they claim they don't. There might even be talk of breaking up MLB by the small market teams.

So how does this affect Correa? He gets his 10+ year deal, but more likely to the Yankees, Mets, Los Angles Dodgers or Los Angeles Angels. But we have the opportunity to tie up players under contract to extensions without concern of cap considerations. Oh! did I forget to mention 1,000% inflation every year so the contracts won't be of concern in the later years?

So there. Now I'm with you guys.

So here is the new pecking order in baseball

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/the-richest-mlb-owners-ranked-by-net-worth/ar-BB14ngzP

There you have it. Correa to the Mets for 20 years @ $50M/yr. for the first Billion Dollar contract.
Tatis threatens to sit out his $340M contract because it's insulting now ...

 

And LINDOR wants to open negotiations on a 10 year @ $100M/yr extension.

 

https://theathletic.com/2893094/202...rlos-correa-should-hit-it-big-in-free-agency/

 

Arod is getting a percentage, I can feel it

 

I'm calling 10 years 330 million from the Texas Rangers...

They repeat their Aroid mistake....

 

He’s trying like hell to help CC get more money, that’s for sure.

 

If Correa wants to go to the Rangers I say don't let the door hit your @$$ on the way out!!

 

I think Correa will get paid and go to somebody with a chance to win. He won't want the Rangers. My bet is the Mets and if he has to leave I hope it is to there instead of American League or the Dodgers.

 

The Mets??

They already have Lindor playing SS. You don't think both of these guys have pride. Which one you asking to move to another position?