New York Mets owner Steven Cohen expects a resolution to ongoing negotiations with Carlos Correa to be resolved soon.
While all of the top players in this winter’s MLB free agent market are off the board, two-time All-Star Carlos Correa still remains. How he has reached this situation has been one of the more dramatic narratives in this ongoing offseason.
After agreeing to a massive 13-year, $350 million deal with the San Francisco Giants in December, the deal hit an impasse right before it became official. The New York Mets then jumped in to snag him up to a similar 12-year, $315 million pact. But that too hit the same hurdle as the Giants: questions surrounding Correa’s surgically repaired ankle.
In the two weeks since the Mets deal was put on pause, they and Carlos Correa’s representatives have tried to hash out a revised pact to no avail. Over the last week, reports stated the player has started to hear other offers, and the Mets are growing frustrated and could walk away altogether.
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On Saturday, Mets boss Steve Cohen told Mets YouTuber Tyler Ward, “While I can’t speak on the player, I do believe we’ll have a resolution soon one way or the other.” With Cohen’s expectation in mind, let’s take a look at the three most likely outcomes of the ongoing New York Mets and Carlos Correa saga.
