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BoldyMinnesota
Id like to see him stay in Houston since that core would be so good for so long, but sadly I think the only thing his extension would look like is non-existent.
strostro
Yelich > Correa
Lindor > Correa
chesteraarthur
bigpapi4eva > strostro
bigpapi4never
Let’s not push it
ronnsnow
strostro does not get rave reviews for his player comparisons.
bastros88
i miss bug papi forever, him and his red sox that he seemed to own
jd396
Correia > Correa
jdgoat
Chris Correa > Carlos Correa
timyanks
waste of time writing this article. he said no extension.
ReverieDays
His agent did, not him.
Mattimeo09
True, but let’s be real here. His agent has probably discussed this situation at length with Correa and probably knows his intentions.
His agent made it sound pretty bad for the Astros so Correa might have been saving face.
The fact that Correa put a time limit on a possible extension doesn’t bode well either
jd396
If everyone who said no extension didn’t sign an extension there wouldn’t be very many extensions
stymeedone
What might a unicorn look like?
staypuft
Don’t know but I heard they crap skittles
Mattimeo09
At this point, it seems the only way Correa would agree to an extension is if the astros blew him away.
Personally, I think they should. Of course it’s a huge risk, but players like Correa and Lindor are worth it
jd396
Somewhere between 0 years, $000 million and 20 years, $800 million
cxcx
Well they have him at next year at 23 still in pre-arb at the minimum. Then at 24, 25, and 26 in arbitration for say $30m.
If he wants to be a free agent no later than going into his age 32 season, and they don’t really want to tie themselves up any further into the future than that, then say ages 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31 at $30m a year. So 9 year, $180m.
Yes they would be paying him a large AAV for his free agent seasons, but that would be the price of buying out his prime years. He would be giving up a chance at a $400m contract so it would have to be big if they bought out a lot of years. But in this scenario he still gets a chance at a $200m+ contract when he eventually hits free agency if he is still playing well.
outinleftfield
Correa will be a Super Two player after this season so he will have 4 years of Arb eligibility. Around $8 million, $12-14 million, $18-20 million and some record breaking number for the 4th season in those arb years for a total of over $60 million. He will get $30 million plus AAV in FA.
A'sfaninUK
Am I the only one who thinks, defensively, that Correa is a Jeter clone at SS? I’d rather see him at 3B with Bregman at SS, honestly.
lsujedi
Jeter never had the cannon Correa has. Maybe better range early on though
lesterdnightfly
“What Might A Carlos Correa Extension Look Like?”
I know MLBTR tries to be comprehensive, but why have an article on a guy’s possible hair extensions?
outinleftfield
6 years/$100 million with an option year at $30 million. Anything less and why would he bother. He will be a super two and is going to get $10 million in his 1st year of arbitration and it will go up rapidly from there, He is going to get a 7-8 year deal with an AAV of $30 plus million in FA.
therealryan
Have you seen something about the projected super 2 cutoff that will include Correa? Over the past 8 years, the lowest super 2 cutoff was 2.122 years and over 2.130 years in 6 of the 8 seasons. Correa will only have 2.119 years of service time next year and seems like a probable miss for super 2 to me. I also think your arb projects are a little high right now. Machado and Arrenado only got $5 million their first years.
Overall, I think your extension numbers are not totally out of line, if maybe a little high. I would think something like 6 years, $85 million would be something both sides could agree to. Looking at a breakdown of something like $30 million for his 3 arb years and last pre-arb year, $50 million for two free agent seasons and a $5 million signing bonus. This way, the Astros get to buy a couple of his free agent years without having to pay for all of the decline years at the end of most free agent contracts, while Correa gets a very nice guarantee. He would still have the chance to break the bank entering free agency going into his age 29 season and already have nearly $100 million in career earnings.
YourDaddy
Correa put up better numbers offensively his first 2 seasons than Machado or Arenado did so anything they got in their first year of arbitration would be a floor for Correa. Machado did play better defense but at 3B, not SS, so that won’t have much bearing.
I think you are right about Correa and service time though. He will be just short of Super Two status. Good financial move by the Astros.
Correa is going to get $575k this season and next, $7-8 million first year of arbitration or more if he has a great year this season, $13-14 in his second, and will break the record in his third at around $20 million. He will get $30 plus million in free agency, that’s a given. Add them up and its $1 million for this year and next, a total of $40-42 million in 3 years of arbitration, plus $60 million in free agency for $100-102 million. If they wanted to sign him to a 6 year deal, it would have to be very close to those numbers with not much discount for getting the guaranteed contract security, so 6/90-95 would be fair.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
You should delete all the text in this article and just put “nonexistent.” He’ll take an extension the same day Aroldis Chapman takes one.
jd396
Most of us would have said that about Strasburg.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Nats overpaid
lsujedi
Pitchers are a different animal when it comes to extensions/signings
Bluesman
All these huge deals that get more expensive over time are going to be the ruin of baseball, eventually. When salaries escalate, it causes chain reactions involving tv contracts, what advertisers are charged during games, and the cost of products that consumers buy. All those costs go up a LOT more than the salaries the fans make, so people have to make choices, such as buying less products with inflated prices, and probably going to fewer ball games, because they cost more. The average fan is already way behind the eight ball, as the average MLB salary has gone up 16 times more than the average American worker’s salary since 1968! It wasn’t that long ago that $20M a year was the ceiling in baseball, but now there’s players making mid-$20M to $30M a year! With talk of Trout, Machado
YourDaddy
Baseball revenue keeps going up every year, so apparently you have that wrong. People are spending more money than ever on baseball.
Bluesman
With talk of Trout, Machado