Returning from home, a contract of 335.2 billion won, 18.4 billion less than the initial offer of Correa 

I left to get a better contract, but when I came back, the ransom was gone. This is the story of Carlos Correa (29), whose contract failed because he failed the medical test twice. 

On the 12th (Korean time), the Minnesota Twins of the US Major League (MLB) officially announced that they had signed a free agent (FA) contract with Corea.

The terms of the contract are up to 270 million dollars (335.2 billion won) over 10 years. It is a condition that a total of 200 million dollars (248.3 billion) is guaranteed for 6 years, and after that, the contract is extended by one year depending on performance. This time, it is a formal contract that passed the medical test. 

Puerto Rican shortstop Correa, who won the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year award in 2015, recorded a batting average of 0.291, 22 homers, and 64 RBIs in 136 games last year. His MLB career record is a batting average of 0.279 with 155 home runs and 553 RBIs. It was popular in the FA market. 

However, MLB.com described it as “the most unpredictable epic in FA history.” Correa’s contract process was arduous.  

Correa signed a three-year, $105.3 million (130.6 billion won) contract with Minnesota in March of last year, adding an opt-out clause that allowed him to declare free agency again after the end of the 2022 and 2023 seasons, respectively. Correa declared an opt-out at the end of the 2022 season and jumped into the free agency market.  온라인카지노

Correa agreed to a 13-year, $350 million (434 billion won) contract with the San Francisco Giants. However, the joining press conference scheduled to be held on the 21st of last month was canceled three hours before the opening. This is because an abnormality was found in the medical test. Then, the New York Mets, which continued astronomical investments this winter, offered Correa a total of 315 million dollars (390.6 billion won) over 12 years. Like San Francisco, the contract was not announced because it failed the medical test. 

In the end, Corea returned to ‘home’. His original team, Minnesota, reached out. It is a condition of up to 270 million dollars over 10 years. This is a condition that is 15 million dollars (18.6 billion won) lower than the 10-year total of 285 million dollars (353.6 billion won) that Minnesota first handed over when Correa declared opt-out and left the free agent market. The total amount has also decreased, but the conditions for extension have also become more difficult. From 2028, the contract is automatically extended by one year only after 502 to 575 at-bats for four years.   

After passing the medical test, Correa attended a press conference held at Minnesota’s home target field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. “Unexpectedly, I came here after spending money all over the United States,” he said. “The contract process was difficult, but the results are good.”