The Giants ultimately won the bid for the services of the Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa, reaching a massive 13-year, $350 million deal, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand Tuesday night. The club has not confirmed the deal.
The deal, which surpasses Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor’s ($341 million) as the largest contract for a shortstop in total value, does not have a clause that allows the player to get out of his contract, but does have a clause that allows him to veto any exchange.
Earlier in the evening, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported that the Mets were well interested in Correa, which likely prompted the Giants to move quickly to seal the deal. The Twins were also among the most recent teams to engage in talks with the Puerto Rican shortstop.
It came as no surprise when Correa pulled out of the final two years of a $105.3 million, three-year deal he signed with the Twins before the 2022 season because he had made it clear he was looking for a long-term commitment — and in a long-term way. franchise where he could take hold and help develop for the rest of his career.
He didn’t make it in Minnesota — but he has found a home in San Francisco.
In a difficult environment as a hitter in 2022, the Boricua had his best average since 2017 and had a .291/.366/.467 offensive line with 22 home runs and 24 doubles, to match his 5.2 bWAR that he had the year. previous.