Logan Webb reflects on Carlos Correa's roller-coaster offseason saga - "I think he truly did want to be a Giant"

Aaron Judge's free agency contract drama famously caught everyone's attention last year. Similarly, Carlos Correa's December 2022 situation echoed similar sentiments. Correa chose free agency after declining the Minnesota Twins' final offer and was approached by the San Francisco Giants with a massive deal worth $350 million over 13 years.

The Giants proceeded to announce to the Correa camp that the deal would only move forward if Carlos Correa cleared all his medical tests. After breaking his fibula in 2014, Correa was plagued by injuries, which limited his mobility in later seasons. Correa signed with the Twins after finally parting ways with the Houston Astros and clearing his name in the sign-stealing scandal.

"Carlos Correa was "very surprised" that the Giants, and then the Mets, balked at signing him to a deal" - SNYtv

Unfortunately, Correa's deal with the Giants broke down in the final hour as the Mets swooped in to offer him $315 million over 12 years. The Giants had a valid reason to turn down Correa's deal since they were apprehensive regarding the prospect of his past injuries re-surfacing to hamper their season in the future.

"I think he truly did want to be a Giant, but shit happens I guess" - Logan Webb

"Logan Webb and Joc Pederson shared some thoughts on Carlos Correa's rollercoaster offseason" - TalkinBaseball_

On a baseball podcast, Joc Pederson and Logan Webb discussed the Correa free agency saga and said it was terrible that a player of his level did not join the Giants. Both Joc and Webb claimed to have conversed with Correa over the phone following his deal announcement with San Francisco and said that he was happy to be a part of the team until everything eventually fell apart.

The 28-year-old Correa grappled with back problems early in his career. However, during the past two seasons, he has played in an average of 142 games a year, with just two setbacks—a COVID-19 infection and a finger bruise from a hit-by-pitch—interrupting his time with the Twins.

Carlos Correa's Offseason Free agency Saga was a Wild one

After his deal fell apart, Carlos Correa decided to join the Mets with his agent, Scott Boras, working wonders to strike a deal with Mets owner Steve Cohen.

Initial reports claimed that the Mets could have similar problems with Correa's health, and that turned out to be true as after nearly two weeks of talks and contract negotiations, the Mets rescinded their offer, making Correa a laughing stock in the Major League fraternity.

"THIS CARLOS CORREA SAGA"

"The Giants and Mets both reportedly cited concerns after Correa’s physical" - BleacherReport

The saga ended with him re-signing with the Twins for a $200 million, six-year deal. Minnesota went into a wild frenzy as they welcomed their star shortstop back, and Correa finally ended up with the same team after spending a wild month in free agency.