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They may have missed out on Aaron Judge, but this isn't a bad get either. The San Francisco Giants and SS Carlos Correa have agreed to a 13 year, $350 million deal, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. The Giants have yet to confirm the move.
With the signing, the Giants now have their next franchise face after Buster Posey retired following the 2021 season. The Correa contract easily surpasses the 9 year, $167 million extension for Posey in 2013 as the largest contract in Giants history. He joins Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts as shortstops to sign for over $250 million this winter.
2022 will go down as Correa's only year with the Minnesota Twins after opting out of his deal at the end of the season. He ended his season with a .291 batting average, .467 slugging percentage, and .834 OPS, bashing 22 home runs with 64 RBI's in 136 games played for the Twins.
The contract for Correa ties Bryce Harper's 13 year deal with the Phillies as the longest in free agency history. He'll pass Francisco Lindor as baseball's highest paid shortstop and infielder, and his contract now ranks as the 4th most expensive in baseball history. His $350 million deal also goes down as the largest for a first overall draft pick.
On the field, Correa posted his best batting average since 2017 and accumulated a 5.2 offensive WAR, per baseball reference. He also topped all qualified shortstops in wRC+ last season, and his career WAR of 39.5 in 8 seasons is the 6th highest in baseball history by a primary shortstop in the same time frame.
Correa comes with injury concerns from his tenure in Houston, but he has surpassed 140 games played in both 2021 and 2022. He has two All Star Game appearances and one gold glove to his name, and his 70 DRS since 2015 ranks second among all shortstops, trailing only Andrelton Simmons.
The 8 seasons Correa has been in the majors have been split between the Astros and Minnesota Twins. He has a career .279 batting average, .357 on base percentage, and .479 slugging percentage, belting 155 home runs with 553 RBI's in 888 games. He has a .272 batting average with 18 home runs and 59 RBI's in 79 career playoff games.
Correa is also no stranger to playoff success throughout his career. He's helped the Astros to 6 playoff appearances in 7 seasons in Houston, resulting in 3 AL Pennants and one World Series title. He helped the Twins to a strong start to 2022 before they eventually ended out of the playoffs with a 78-84 record.
Mitch Haniger and Correa are now the top signings by the Giants this offseason as they look to bounce back from a disappointing 81-81 season in 2022, finishing in 3rd place in the NL West.
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