Correa spurns Giants for 12 year deal with Mets

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   If there are even limits, we don't know what they are for Steve Cohen. The New York Mets and SS Carlos Correa have agreed to a 12 year, $315 million deal, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The Mets haven't confirmed the deal.

   Correa previously agreed to a 13 year, $350 million deal with the San Francisco Giants, with the team set to announce the signing at a press conference on Tuesday. That press conference was then called off hours beforehand due to an issue regarding Correa's medicals. His agent Scott Boras then negotiated a deal with the Mets, and now Correa is off to Queens.

   With Francisco Lindor currently entrenched as the Mets shortstop for quite a long time, Correa will likely become the starting 3rd baseman for the Mets. He has brought elite defense for his entire career, having racked up 70 defensive runs saved and 25 outs above average. That is now coming to the Mets.

   The Mets infield now consists of Correa, Lindor, Jeff McNeil, and Pete Alonso. Every member of that infield has appeared in at least two all star games. The outfield ain't too shabby either, with Brandon Nimmo, Mark Canha, and Starling Marte manning those positions.

   Over 8 seasons in the majors, split between the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins, Correa has a .279 batting average to his name. He has combined that with a .357 on base percentage and .479 slugging percentage, blasting 155 home runs with 553 RBI's in 888 games played. He has 18 home runs and 59 RBI's in 79 career playoff games.

   Last season, Correa's .291 batting average was his best clip since a .315 average in 2017. His offensive WAR was 5.2, with a 1.1 defensive WAR per baseball reference. In 8 seasons, he has a 39.5 career WAR, which is the 6th highest in baseball history by a primary shortstop since 2017, and he led shortstops in wRC+.

   With Correa, Kodai Senga, David Robertson, Omar Narvaez, Justin Verlander, Jose Quintana, Nimmo, Adam Ottavino, and Edwin Diaz, the Mets have now spent $806.1 million on the free agent market this offseason.