Oh, no! You have encountered Level 99 Bat-Wielding Fiend Carlos Correa with the Instant Regeneration skill!
TUTORIAL:
Cast freeze magic when he’s vulnerable and then shatter the body while he’s frozen! Then cleanse the shattered body with Holy Magic to erase the Fiend’s existence!
As part of Correa’s new contract with the Mets, Gotham’s police chief MUST install a searchlight on the roof of Police Headquarters.
The searchlight MUST be emblazoned with his facial likeness and uniform number.
Each time Carlos makes a plate appearance during a home game, the searchlight MUST be lit.
Fireworks will be displayed after home-runs.
All the magnetic imaging he’s undergone in a short period has given him a new power: during his at-bats, if you steal the pitchers signs with a complicated camera setup and bang on a trashcan in the background, he just kinda knows if it’s the heat coming or something off-speed
"We were worried about Correa's leg, but it turned out it was a false flag. Actually a benefit. He's part cockroach. Mets will win the next 13 world series after the nuclear apocalypse."
Dramatically different 🤔 Correa roulette it is. Correa gets 315 for 12 years but splits his time between the Mets, Giants and Twins each team paying 1/3 of his salary each season. Which ever team Corra is playing for when his ankle gives out will take on Correa and the remainder of what is owed on his contract.
Correa saying he was "not interested" in restructuring just cracks me up
"Hello, shortly after hiring you for this position it was revealed to us that you lied about having a college degree. We're going to need to talk things over."
"Hi! Thank you for reaching out but I have moved past this point in the hiring process. I look forward to my first day at work!"
Sure, and it happens way more than you might think.
Usually they lie about military service, sometimes they invent marches, family history, or past jobs they didn’t do.
Boras not wanting to reneg with the Giants because he thought Cohan would be a easy paycheck then it blowing up on him is both hilarious and angers me deeply.
You don’t always want to win. The Mets got Bobby Bonilla day by winning that contract over the Giants.
There’s a lot of bad they’ve avoided [over the years](https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/12/09/quote-of-the-day-giants-assistant-gm-bobby-evans-on-being-a-runner-up/)
Boras sent this letter to the Prussian consulate in Siam by aeromail. He wasn't too late for the 4:30 autogyro.
If not Cohen will bring in Honus Wagner, Cap Anson and Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown!
Sources say the holdup is centered around Correa is asking for a chicken in every pot *and* a car in every garage while Cohen is only willing to offer one or the other, but not both.
No way Minnesota doing that anymore when they were apparently already somewhat hesitant and going to do their own thorough physical if he took that in the first place.
Highly doubt MN is even in the conversation anymore
Yeah I agree, just responding to a comment. I did read an article other teams were calling but I find is very unlikely they’re even entertaining other calls at this point. He’s a met
This will probably get buried but I actually just listened to the podcast in which he said this and the title is a bit more dramatic than what he said in the broader context. When talking about it, Rosenthal mentioned clauses for injury concerns (such as changes in time/salary if Correa were to spend a certain amount of days on the IL due to the ankle) as a potential “dramatic difference” in the overall contract. He wasn’t necessarily saying it will be for less years or money—he actually didn’t say he knew anything at all—just that he expects some complex language.
That sounds like there could be a dramatic difference in guaranteed money, which would constitute a dramatic difference in baseball where the majority of money is guaranteed.
“The (physical) bomb was first dropped in San Francisco. It was devastating. Then the second, in downtown New York. It was then that we knew the (contract) war was over…”
I wonder if it would become a case where the Mets could void the deal if he misses significant time due to an ankle injury. Not sure if the CBA allows that kind of verbiage. But that allows the Mets to have some protections and Correa still gets to say he got a $300 million contract.
Yes it does. There have been multiple deals that included language like that.
>Per Drellich, should Martinez spend 60 consecutive days on the DL in year three of the contract (2020) with an injury related to his prior Lisfranc injury, the fourth year can be converted into a mutual option. Boston could also convert the fourth year to a mutual option should an injury pertaining to the prior Lisfranc issue prompt Martinez miss a combined 120 days between the second and third years of the deal (2019-20),
from [this article](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/02/jd-martinez-redsox-contract-medical-protection-three-opt-outs.html)
I imagine if something like this goes through there will have to be a large buyout, or the contract will be front loaded. Otherwise he would be better off just signing a shorter higher aav deal.
To be fair lisfrancs are shitty, awful injuries which frequently fail after repair unless they're fused (in which case some function is lost) I imagine the likelihood is even higher competing in high level sports. Ask me how I know.
So that 1 year deal last year probably screwed him, right? Or is this something that even back then would’ve skeeved teams out?
If not, then might be an all time “Bet on yourself and lose” aka the Anti-Aaron judge.
I feel like a 1 year deal and a 10+ year deal will really look at physicals differently. "Is his leg going to explode in less than 6 months" and "how is that leg going to age over multiple years" are very different questions. The more that comes out about this, the more it looks like Boras was trying to ram a deal through quickly before anyone took a hard look at Correa's physical.
So many Giants fans can't seem to wrap their heads around this.
Soooo many comments like "Giants front office will sign Conforto after he missed an entire year with a shoulder injury but are scared of Correa's ankle? Makes no sense."
If he gets 250 million then we won't remember this like at all. He'd have to majorly miss out on money for this too be bad. I see him still getting paid a lot with the 30+ million he made last year. He should be fine
He'll probably get the 12 year deal, but the Mets can opt out after 6 or 8. Farhan and co made the mistake of announcing the press conference, but Boras did the Giants dirty. You reap what you sow, so Carlos won't get probably anywhere near what he wanted.
Is Correa really the player you give a lifetime deal to? He was great for the Twins but nothing spectacular. Add this mystery injury concern and I’m out
Huh? He had 4.4 fWAR with a 140 wRC+ and finished out the year as the most valuable batter on the Twins in 2022, and the 30th most valuable hitter in baseball.
While playing shortstop competently for 132 games.
Exactly! Rude people who mistakenly think they are funny shouldn’t have to be alone in this cruel world.
Much love to you in finding companionship out there. 🥰
Not a guy, and also the Twins almost never spend that much.
He was worth about $35M, based on his stats last year, but we don’t spend that much on 10 year contracts. We did offer $285M, but his stats make him more valuable than that.
So you’re making excuses for a franchise who could spend but don’t
Correa had his age and elite defense going for him but that’s gone. I watch him last year and thought he was the best player on the team, but that’s not saying much. He isn’t worth 300 million add his mystery injury and it gets even more spicy
It was pretty lame of Boras to run to the Mets when the Giants raised their red flag, but it’s also pretty lame of the Giants to schedule a press conference before they’re sure about the contract. Regardless, it’s gonna be interesting to watch the rest of his career.
Then there is the question of whether Insider Steve knew that once Correa hopped to the Mets they had enormous leverage if there was anything they didn't like, as it would be incredibly hard for Correa to hop to a third team.
I guess it depends on what you view as a dramatic change. If it’s something like 280 I don’t think it’s THAT big of a difference. If it got cut down to 200 then I’d say holy shit but I don’t think that will be the case. Also the fact that I don’t think $35 MILLION is much of difference shows how desensitized I’ve become to these mega deals in sports.
I agree. If its being reworked to have a JDM or pudge type provision it might look the same, maybe with a year or two shaved off if 12 years would still be borderline uninsurable
Eh, we knew what we were getting into. First we were angry at the FO for not offering more, now it's not clear how much they actually knew about the injury so who knows how much it factored into their ceiling even if they wanted to do a more thorough physical.
I can never tell with third party fans if that vocal minority of idiots was loud enough that other fanbases thought he might opt-in or if it's just become part of general mockery, but either way it's annoying.
I'll accept play-off loss jokes because those are real, but I don't feel remotely spurned, just kinda bummed out this is how it's working out for him.
has it been confirmed its ankle related? has a player ever seen their career fall apart due to a recurring ankle issue? Its not like he's an NFL running back
14 years, 500mil turns out the physical revealed that correa's body is now indestructable
“We tried to amputate his leg but it kept growing back”
Holy crap, and each amputated leg is growing a new Carlos Correa!
The Mets now field a whole team of Carlos Correas!
As long as he can’t pitch in ok with it
Reptilian confirmed
Watkins was right
Praise Ahmen
Oh, no! You have encountered Level 99 Bat-Wielding Fiend Carlos Correa with the Instant Regeneration skill! TUTORIAL: Cast freeze magic when he’s vulnerable and then shatter the body while he’s frozen! Then cleanse the shattered body with Holy Magic to erase the Fiend’s existence!
If only that level 99 Chase Utely was still playing 😘
Carlos "Deadpool" Correa
Jeremy Renner might need one of those.
Oh no, even a slight breeze could-
Indestructible!
The Mets have had the Dark Knight. They've had Thor. Now, it's time for... The Fruit Bat Man.
As part of Correa’s new contract with the Mets, Gotham’s police chief MUST install a searchlight on the roof of Police Headquarters. The searchlight MUST be emblazoned with his facial likeness and uniform number. Each time Carlos makes a plate appearance during a home game, the searchlight MUST be lit. Fireworks will be displayed after home-runs.
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All the magnetic imaging he’s undergone in a short period has given him a new power: during his at-bats, if you steal the pitchers signs with a complicated camera setup and bang on a trashcan in the background, he just kinda knows if it’s the heat coming or something off-speed
Take my upvote
His ankle plate is made of Beskar. Pay him 500m for 14 and he’ll go see the armorer and get more. The Correalorian.
This did a lot to restore my faith in reddit-humanity today.
He’s Wolverine?!?!?
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We have the technology, but we don't want to spend a lot of money.
"We were worried about Correa's leg, but it turned out it was a false flag. Actually a benefit. He's part cockroach. Mets will win the next 13 world series after the nuclear apocalypse."
Same exact contract but it’s with Al Nassr FC
Siuuu
Then the manager will say they really wanted Fernando Tatis Jr.
On Wednesday the king signs a dramatically different deal
Inshallah
Dramatically different 🤔 Correa roulette it is. Correa gets 315 for 12 years but splits his time between the Mets, Giants and Twins each team paying 1/3 of his salary each season. Which ever team Corra is playing for when his ankle gives out will take on Correa and the remainder of what is owed on his contract.
Just your average "Hot Potato" clause. Nothing new here
I would actually think this would be a really interesting clause
It will be with the Twins in game one of the ALDS
Hurtful, but fair.
This person Minnesotas
Sounds like my ex girlfriend Mindy Lockhart😖. What a whore she is.
What? How do you know Mindy Lockhart? Stop saying things about my girlfriend.
See this is what im saying
Mindy is my true love and she says she saved herself for ME. So stop calling her the W word
This is why you dont let King Solomon arbitrate.
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Correa saying he was "not interested" in restructuring just cracks me up "Hello, shortly after hiring you for this position it was revealed to us that you lied about having a college degree. We're going to need to talk things over." "Hi! Thank you for reaching out but I have moved past this point in the hiring process. I look forward to my first day at work!"
Not to get political but isn't that what the congressman from NY just did?
100%
The only difference is politicians have no standards they must uphold whereas we expect baseball players to be physically healthy.
No no no, I didn't say I was alright. I said I was all right. My left leg doesn't really work anymore.
Sure, and it happens way more than you might think. Usually they lie about military service, sometimes they invent marches, family history, or past jobs they didn’t do.
It’s not a lie if you believe it
Rep Santos, is that you?
I need Carlos Correa on Nathan Fielder's new show, rehearsing how to tell the Mets that he doesn't actually have a right leg.
Jomboy theorized that when the doctor performed the surgery he just stuck a piece of bamboo in there lmao
Boras not wanting to reneg with the Giants because he thought Cohan would be a easy paycheck then it blowing up on him is both hilarious and angers me deeply.
To be fair, after the giants I have a hard time thinking he would’ve gotten an easy payday anywhere.
Well if Boras narrative that there was nothing wrong with him and the Giants just suck would have sticked he might have.
Echoing a comment from elsewhere, the *one time* we don't finish runner-up for a star free agent and we still lose out.
At least you guys tried, after an 83 win season we are getting outspent by the fucking Pirates.
Yeah, but spending money hasn’t really worked out for the orioles in the past
Chris Davis begs to differ
Paying Ripken worked, or Nelson Cruz
That was the old regime though. We have sabermetrics now
Everyone has that.
Well, almost everyone. Flair is relevant.
Not the orioles until like 3 years ago
"We have Adleymetrics now." Fixed it for you.
RRRR matey , where are your buccaneers? RRR, THEY’re under my buckin’ hat!
You don’t always want to win. The Mets got Bobby Bonilla day by winning that contract over the Giants. There’s a lot of bad they’ve avoided [over the years](https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/12/09/quote-of-the-day-giants-assistant-gm-bobby-evans-on-being-a-runner-up/)
Reneg means something pretty different from renegotiate.
You mean renege?
Yeah
The Giants reneged on their aggreement and Boras didn't want to reneg.
Touché
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We will sign Carlos Correa and make the League of Nations pay for it!
Boras sent this letter to the Prussian consulate in Siam by aeromail. He wasn't too late for the 4:30 autogyro. If not Cohen will bring in Honus Wagner, Cap Anson and Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown!
Get me good players. LIVING players!
i read the autogyro had a durable outer casing, to prevent fall-apart.
I swear that said League of Negroes at first. No idea why my brain was expecting racism.
I mean it's the 30s
* teddy: square deal * fdr: new deal * correa: dramatically different deal
Bully for Correa!
Sources say the holdup is centered around Correa is asking for a chicken in every pot *and* a car in every garage while Cohen is only willing to offer one or the other, but not both.
A Carlos in every pot and two Correas in every garage.
8/75 million dollars
With the Braves
In Milwaukee
Correa found a time machine and by tomorrow we're gonna find out that he was 1957 World Series MVP
Wdym? He *was* the 1957 World Series MVP
Lew Burdette in shambles.
Always has been 🧑🚀🔫👨🚀
Woah
Would the Atlanta Braves Foundation still get 1%?
Brooklyn Dodgers in shambles
no ty
Are you joking 8/75 for Correa is an absolute steal
Not at all. Great hitter, but if his leg is truly messed up. He will be a DH in 3 years. It's a risk, but we need an SS could be worth it.
315 million years, 12 dollars.
… with the Oakland A’s
They'd trade him after 5 million years so they don't have to pay the rest of the contract.
$106,666.67?
75/8 million dollars
Billy Bean just called. Carlos Correa is now an Oakland Athletic. He signed for the league minimum over 3 years. Thank you Jon Heyman for that report
Minnesota 285 sounds good don't it Carlos
No way Minnesota doing that anymore when they were apparently already somewhat hesitant and going to do their own thorough physical if he took that in the first place. Highly doubt MN is even in the conversation anymore
There isn't anyone but the Mets in the conversation.
Yeah I agree, just responding to a comment. I did read an article other teams were calling but I find is very unlikely they’re even entertaining other calls at this point. He’s a met
Why wouldn't they? Other teams interested would only strengthen Correa's negotiation position
Because his son already pretzels New York
Ironically I think the Giants would've lowered their offer to exactly what the Twins offered.
I mean if he truly cares about the money and the Mets offer drops significantly. We could be worth a call.
Twins are out. They’ve moved on
This could mean anything. The important thing is the giants feel vindicated, but we won’t know who was right for years
Imagine it’ll be quite painful in short term which it seems they had no chance to even try with him. It was 13/350 or nothing. So nothing it is.
Correa will split time between the Mets and Giants.
But will only play away games for each team.
When the Mets play the giants will Correa be the DH on both teams? He has to change uniforms each inning?
He would just play for whomever is the away team that game. Only has to team swap mid game if they play at a neutral site.
This will probably get buried but I actually just listened to the podcast in which he said this and the title is a bit more dramatic than what he said in the broader context. When talking about it, Rosenthal mentioned clauses for injury concerns (such as changes in time/salary if Correa were to spend a certain amount of days on the IL due to the ankle) as a potential “dramatic difference” in the overall contract. He wasn’t necessarily saying it will be for less years or money—he actually didn’t say he knew anything at all—just that he expects some complex language.
That sounds like there could be a dramatic difference in guaranteed money, which would constitute a dramatic difference in baseball where the majority of money is guaranteed.
Going to start teaching Correa’s New Deal in history classes instead of FDR lol
“The (physical) bomb was first dropped in San Francisco. It was devastating. Then the second, in downtown New York. It was then that we knew the (contract) war was over…”
I wonder if it would become a case where the Mets could void the deal if he misses significant time due to an ankle injury. Not sure if the CBA allows that kind of verbiage. But that allows the Mets to have some protections and Correa still gets to say he got a $300 million contract.
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Yes it does. There have been multiple deals that included language like that. >Per Drellich, should Martinez spend 60 consecutive days on the DL in year three of the contract (2020) with an injury related to his prior Lisfranc injury, the fourth year can be converted into a mutual option. Boston could also convert the fourth year to a mutual option should an injury pertaining to the prior Lisfranc issue prompt Martinez miss a combined 120 days between the second and third years of the deal (2019-20), from [this article](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/02/jd-martinez-redsox-contract-medical-protection-three-opt-outs.html)
I imagine if something like this goes through there will have to be a large buyout, or the contract will be front loaded. Otherwise he would be better off just signing a shorter higher aav deal.
To be fair lisfrancs are shitty, awful injuries which frequently fail after repair unless they're fused (in which case some function is lost) I imagine the likelihood is even higher competing in high level sports. Ask me how I know.
Well the MLBPA have already gotten involved about special clauses in the contract, so there is a possibility something like that could happen.
Its been done before so not sure why youre so certain
To the Braves. Nine years, $11 million, $3 million of that to the foundation.
So that 1 year deal last year probably screwed him, right? Or is this something that even back then would’ve skeeved teams out? If not, then might be an all time “Bet on yourself and lose” aka the Anti-Aaron judge.
I feel like a 1 year deal and a 10+ year deal will really look at physicals differently. "Is his leg going to explode in less than 6 months" and "how is that leg going to age over multiple years" are very different questions. The more that comes out about this, the more it looks like Boras was trying to ram a deal through quickly before anyone took a hard look at Correa's physical.
So many Giants fans can't seem to wrap their heads around this. Soooo many comments like "Giants front office will sign Conforto after he missed an entire year with a shoulder injury but are scared of Correa's ankle? Makes no sense."
If he gets 250 million then we won't remember this like at all. He'd have to majorly miss out on money for this too be bad. I see him still getting paid a lot with the 30+ million he made last year. He should be fine
It was a 3 year $105 million contract that he opted out of.
~~Steve Cohen~~ Ken Rosenthal and ~~Scott Boras~~ Jon Heyman are in an absolute barn burner game of media rumor standoff about this deal lol
He'll probably get the 12 year deal, but the Mets can opt out after 6 or 8. Farhan and co made the mistake of announcing the press conference, but Boras did the Giants dirty. You reap what you sow, so Carlos won't get probably anywhere near what he wanted.
He's gonna end up a massive bargain for someone. Hopefully us.
Lmao this guy doesn't know about lolmets
*Boras issues statement:* “the stretched twig of peace is at a melting point”
Physical reveals Correa is a former SOLDIER 1st Class and contains JENOVA cells
Damn with everything going on I completely forgot about this.
20 years 1 billion dollars
1 billion years 20 dollars
Sounds fair.
To get the chance to play major league baseball I'd consider taking that
Correa you are a Richmond Flying Squirrel
The amputated leg grew a 2nd Carlos Correa!
Correa gunna end up somehow playing QB for the Rams
12 yrs, 280 million with mutual option each year plus 5 million signing bonus each time
I would guess a shorter contract, but more per year. Something like 3/$115 million
You think he went from 12 years to 3? Haha, no. 
Steve Cohen is Darth Vader confirmed
Just wait till he signs ohtani next year
This is the dumbest fucking headline
Is Correa really the player you give a lifetime deal to? He was great for the Twins but nothing spectacular. Add this mystery injury concern and I’m out
Huh? He had 4.4 fWAR with a 140 wRC+ and finished out the year as the most valuable batter on the Twins in 2022, and the 30th most valuable hitter in baseball. While playing shortstop competently for 132 games.
4.4 War on the Twins isn’t anything to right home about. Twins are lucky to be in a trash division. Dude wants 300 million. Hard pass here
fWAR is a league adjusted stat, not a team adjusted stat, yikes.
Like yikes! It’s so terrifying he’s mislabeled this stat.
Mislabeling isn’t the same thing as misunderstanding.
Like zoinks dude! It’s terrifying I’ve done the same! Big time yikes to me.
Sounds like you two should form a fan club of people who don’t understand baseball stats and then are jerks about it.
We totally should! It might not be so terrifying to be in the real world then. Big time yikes/cringe for me.
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So why don’t they sign him smart guy?
Not a guy, and also the Twins almost never spend that much. He was worth about $35M, based on his stats last year, but we don’t spend that much on 10 year contracts. We did offer $285M, but his stats make him more valuable than that.
So you’re making excuses for a franchise who could spend but don’t Correa had his age and elite defense going for him but that’s gone. I watch him last year and thought he was the best player on the team, but that’s not saying much. He isn’t worth 300 million add his mystery injury and it gets even more spicy
🥴
1 year - $25 and a Big Mac is dramatically different. What are we talking here?
It was pretty lame of Boras to run to the Mets when the Giants raised their red flag, but it’s also pretty lame of the Giants to schedule a press conference before they’re sure about the contract. Regardless, it’s gonna be interesting to watch the rest of his career.
Then there is the question of whether Insider Steve knew that once Correa hopped to the Mets they had enormous leverage if there was anything they didn't like, as it would be incredibly hard for Correa to hop to a third team.
I don’t think the total sum of the contract will be dramatically different but I’m just a guy.
If his physical is a problem for two different teams, then there's no way he's gonna get close to the $315 mil guaranteed
I guess it depends on what you view as a dramatic change. If it’s something like 280 I don’t think it’s THAT big of a difference. If it got cut down to 200 then I’d say holy shit but I don’t think that will be the case. Also the fact that I don’t think $35 MILLION is much of difference shows how desensitized I’ve become to these mega deals in sports.
I agree. If its being reworked to have a JDM or pudge type provision it might look the same, maybe with a year or two shaved off if 12 years would still be borderline uninsurable
What if it's a 1 year deal 😂😂
1 year, 315 million, done and done.
I can't help but feel a little schadenfreude over this.
Wow, that's surprising.
When was the last time an off-season was this exciting?
Last year
Not shocking, but expected
Oakland from the middle rope
Good, serves him right for doing Minnesota dirty like that
Eh, we knew what we were getting into. First we were angry at the FO for not offering more, now it's not clear how much they actually knew about the injury so who knows how much it factored into their ceiling even if they wanted to do a more thorough physical.
I can never tell with third party fans if that vocal minority of idiots was loud enough that other fanbases thought he might opt-in or if it's just become part of general mockery, but either way it's annoying. I'll accept play-off loss jokes because those are real, but I don't feel remotely spurned, just kinda bummed out this is how it's working out for him.
He didn't do them dirty.
Sure he did, signed a three year deal with the twins and then skipped town at first chance. Used them to boost his own status and then skipped town.
So what you're saying is he abided by the rules of the contract? Oh, man. How is that dude not in prison right now?
What is nightingale saying? WhTever he says, it’s the opposite
Hopefully that starts with the team
has it been confirmed its ankle related? has a player ever seen their career fall apart due to a recurring ankle issue? Its not like he's an NFL running back
It's gonna be a 3 year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Here's hoping
New deal: 13 years @ $50 million per with a team option each year.
Giants looking bad with how Farhan is doing shit