AP source: Carlos Correa agrees to $105.3M, 3-year deal with Twins

After months of hypothesis, it seems shortstop Carlos Correa is formally saying goodbye to the ‘Stros. 

An individual acquainted with the negotiations tells The Related Press that Correa has agreed to a $105.3 million, three-year contract with the Minnesota Twins, ending a seven-season tenure with the Houston Astros. 

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Correa will earn $35.3 million yearly underneath the deal and may opt-out after the 2022 and 2023 seasons to grow to be a free agent once more, AP reported.

Negotiations with Correa have been an ongoing situation relationship again to February 2021 when the shortstop signed a one-year deal to keep away from arbitration.

Correa was the lone arbitration-eligible participant for the Astros when he thanked James Click on, Jim Crane and his former agent, Jon Rosen, for getting the deal achieved.

On the finish of the 2021 season, hypothesis about shedding one other star to free company started to develop. Each Gerrit Cole (New York) and George Springer (Toronto) left for brand new offers the final two seasons.

Including gasoline to the worry of Correa leaving in free company was the shortstop hiring super-agent Scott Boras again in January.

Astros supply Carlos Correa 5-year, $160 million contract, KHOU 11 studies

Previous to the 2022 MLB lockout, the Astros reportedly provided Correa a five-year deal value $160 million. Whereas it was the most important assured deal the franchise has ever provided a participant, Correa turned it down.

Earlier than signing with the Twins, there have been rumors Correa might be part of the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. He was additionally linked to the Detroit Tigers, who’re presently managed by former Astros supervisor A.J. Hinch.

Correa has been with the Astros since 2012 when he was drafted first general by the staff.

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Houston even managed to maintain Correa’s household shut, drafting his youthful brother J.C., who presently performs for Houston’s Excessive-A affiliate, the Asheville Vacationers.

The 27-year-old Puerto Rican shortstop has a profession .277 batting common with 133 house runs and 489 RBIs.

Correa has quite a few accolades which embrace being a 2015 AL Rookie of the 12 months, 2017 World Sequence champion, a two-time All-Star and a 2021 Gold and Platinum Glove Award winner.