The Carlos Correa free agency saga is still not over, and the latest report has the Giants looking a lot better.
Well, at least the medical staff. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is reporting that the New York Mets now have concerns about Correa’s physical, after reportedly agreeing with the shortstop on a 12-year deal worth $315 million. Per Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the two sides are trying to work things out.
According to Rosenthal, the Mets are worried about potential complications from an ankle / lower leg injury that Correa sustained in the minor leagues in 2014, the same injury that reportedly led the Giants to calling off the deal. That injury led to surgery to repair a fractured right fibula and minor ligament damage. Correa was 19 years old at the time, and has not gone on the injured list for a right leg injury since then.
Rosenthal writes that a restructured contract is more likely than the Mets backing out like the Giants did. Via The Athletic:
The parties could agree to a restructured contract if the Mets continue to express reservations about the long-term stability of Correa’s leg. It might be difficult for the Mets to back out of the agreement entirely after their owner, Steve Cohen, went on record talking about the deal. It also might be difficult for Correa to re-enter the free-agent market and land a comparable contract after two clubs identified the same issue in their physical examinations of him.
Now we wait for the next chapter in what is becoming maybe the craziest free agency story in MLB history.
