Carlos Correa has discovered a brand new house, one which he very effectively might keep in for the whole lot of his profession, with the San Francisco Giants. He signed an enormous 13-year, $350 million deal. It’s the fourth largest whole contract in baseball proper now.
He started the offseason as one of many premier free brokers out there. As others round him signed mega offers, that solely grew to become extra true. When he was signed, he was simply the perfect participant left by a reasonably broad margin.
Anybody who signed him knew they had been going after a top-flight participant and that they’d get the most effective shortstops in baseball. Nonetheless, for the Giants, there’s one other huge motive they may have been .
The Talkin’ Baseball podcast identified:
“Carlos Correa went 8-for-12 with a double and a homer in three video games in opposition to the Giants final season. So, they promptly mentioned we’re gonna want that in our dugout.”
Correa was wonderful on the plate in Oracle Park. That is a giant motive they may have wished him.
The crew additionally missed out on including Aaron Decide after he elected to re-sign with the New York Yankees. The celebrity void in San Francisco was nonetheless there, so that they needed to get Correa. Thankfully, they did not strike out this time.
What’s subsequent for San Francisco Giants after signing Carlos Correa?
Sadly for the crew, they nonetheless have a methods to go earlier than changing into a reliable contender once more. They had been precisely .500 final season, so the additions of Sean Manaea, Mitch Haniger and Correa make them higher however not a real contender.
There are nonetheless items on the market that may assist, particularly in the event that they wish to spend extra money. Nonetheless, now that numerous the top-flight free brokers are off the market, it turns into a bit harder to make a crew drastically higher.
This offseason has been a hit, however to get them again to the 107-win crew they had been in 2021, they’re going to have to do some extra from right here on out. They’ve began on the precise path, although.
