Correa Watch 2022
There are a number of things we know about Carlos Correa at the moment. Chief among them is the New York Mets are the second team who found an issue with his medicals.
We also know Scott Boras is his agent. One of the reasons Correa even agreed to a deal with the Mets is because of Boras.
When the San Francisco Giants wanted to re-open negotiations after concerns about his surgically repaired leg, Boras did just that by reaching out to other teams like the Mets who agreed to a 12 year $315 million deal.
That also means we know the Mets have been highly motivated to acquire Correa. This is the second offseason the Mets have pursued Correa.
When the Mets first chased him this offseason, Steve Cohen spoke about the need to acquire another bat. When Correa became available again, the Mets moved quickly to sign him.
It does not seem the Mets are entirely scared off by the medicals. All indications are the Mets still want him. Aside from scattered reports and speculation of optimism, there was a personal story about the Mets interest in him.
As an aside, if Jon Heyman is reporting there’s optimism, there’s optimism. He’s about as well connected with Scott Boras as anyone.
As reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN, the pursuit of Correa was personal to Cohen’s family. In fact, Cohen’s father-in-law, a huge Mets fan himself, pushed for the team to sign Correa.
This is very personal to the Cohen and Garcia families. They want Correa. They believe he’s the missing piece for this franchise. It’s why they’ve pushed so hard to get him.
Perhaps, it’s also why Cohen hasn’t been as tight lipped as many owners are. Now, it’s probably not as unprecedented as many want to make it out to be, but it’s certainly very optimistic.
Of course, that was all before the physical. We’ll know more soon. All we know is seeing how personal this is for the Mets ownership, if there’s any ability to get a deal done, they will get it done.