For one beautiful week in December 2022, Carlos Correa was a member of the San Francisco Giants , and he was going to be in San Francisco for the next 13 years . Then the Giants postponed his introductory news conference because of a bad physical, or cold feet, and the Carlos Correa SF Era was over.

Now, the Carlos Correa Minnesota Era is over, 10 1 ⁄ 3 seasons before Correa’s Giants contract would have ended. The Minnesota Twins traded Correa back to the Astros for pitching prospect Matt Mikulski, and will pay the Astros $33M to take on the remainder of the six-year, $200M deal he eventually signed before the 2023 season — about $103.4M . That’s seven fewer years and $150M less than Correa’s original agreement with the Giants. It’s six fewer years and $115M less than Correa

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