The off-season of Major League Baseball could be as entertaining as the regular season if given proper attention. Players either become free agents or opt out of their contracts to sign with a new team. For some players, it remains a mystery where they would end up until the last moment they sign with a team. One such example of such a player is now the reported shortstop of the San Francisco Giants, Carlos Correa.
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— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 20, 2022
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For Correa, it remained a mystery as he was a prospective shortstop for many teams, including the New York Mets and his former team, Minnesota Twins. Apparently, the Mets owner was ready to go all in and spend the required money to sign Correa. Unfortunately, his being a little too late ended with Correa signing with the Giants. Which made fans go wild over Cohen’s confession to go miles to have Correa on the roster.
What did the fans say about Cohen’s confession of Carlos Correa?
Earlier, Cohen had shown interest in pursuing Correa to the Mets. But when he did call Carlos’ agent Scott Boras, he got to know that they were already too ahead in talks with another team that they couldn’t back off. A couple of days later, Cohen confessed that he was ready to give $375 million to Correa. But since that did not happen, people on Twitter started to bash the New York Mets’ owner.
I don't believe that. If he wanted Correa at any cost, Correa would be a Met! Thats the bottom line
— Jason Ginzburg (@JasonGinzburg) December 20, 2022
He’s Jerry Jones without Jimmy Johnson
— Bob Builder (@Madmop4422) December 20, 2022
Wow, congrats to the Mets on signing Carlos Correa
— Pete_Salveson (@SixersRANK) December 20, 2022
But you didn’t sign him so this is irrelevant.
— ͏dsrom 🐍 (@2dsrom) December 20, 2022
Guy with money says money isn’t a problem to a guy like him
— xX_HoT SToVe BeN_Xx 🌚 (@benlikesgiants) December 20, 2022
So then why don’t the Mets have Correa? Or shit, even Realmuto?
— Bean Spilla (@BeanSpilla2) December 20, 2022
When you pay 2 billion dollars so you don’t have to admit you’re wrong>>>>>
— Scherzlander (@mynamegef) December 20, 2022
Is Correa having cold feet about the Giants? Any chance Mets can still swoop in?
— bulkypenguin47 (@bulkypenguin47) December 20, 2022
brooo uncle steve 😂😂😂
— rif (@dodgersbois) December 20, 2022
Apparently, people already read this news before. Thus, they were not so happy reading it again but were not happy with Cohen’s confession either.
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According to the fans on Twitter, if Cohen wanted to have Correa on the Mets, he could have done it rather than rant about it on Twitter.
How much did Correa sign with the Giants?
According to the reports, former Twins player Carlos Correa has agreed to a 13-year deal for $350 million. Apart from the Giants, the Mets were in on the race to sign Correa on their team. And there were some rumors of the New York Yankees looking at Correa as well.
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But in the end, he went with the Giants. Are you happy where Carlos got to go? Or should he have waited and gone with the Mets instead? Let us know in the comments below.
