The details of Carlos Correa's three-year deal with the Twins may be quirky, but emmabaccellieri explains why the shortstop could be a perfect fit in Minnesota
Let’s start with the circumstances for the Twins. They’re coming off a startlingly dreadful season: After back-to-back playoff appearances with a very solid core in 2019 and 2020, the bottom suddenly fell out from under them in 2021, with bad performance and bad health colliding to land them in last place in the AL Central. It was unexpected, and it also put them in a somewhat tricky position: Yes, they did trade), but they didn’t get close to opening up a full rebuild.
Yet they found a way to do just that. Back in November, Minnesota extended Byron Buxton, a savvy move at a reasonable cost to keep a player who can be one of the most exciting in the majors when healthy. After the lockout, the Twins jumped back into the offseason with a series of smart trades, including bolstering their rotation with Sonny Gray.
The Twins would never have realistically gone for a big-money, long-term deal for Correa. But at this point in the offseason, it seemed as if he was opening himself up to more options, including for the short term. Which meant he suddenly made sense for the Twins: They were interested in complementing their smaller, shrewder moves with a big splash that would not have to come with a lengthy, uber-expensive commitment. This fit perfectly. Minnesota now has the best free agent in baseball.
As for why it makes sense for Correa? There’s a reason FanGraphs’ initial contract projection for him was
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