The San Francisco Giants have signed Carlos Correa to the biggest shortstop deal in MLB history. Correa, 28, is heading to the bay, agreeing to a 13-year deal worth $350 million.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan broke the news Tuesday night.
I said ever since Xander Bogaerts signed his deal with the Padres, that if the Cubs were truly serious about pursuing Correa, then it was going to take a record deal to get it done. The Giants, after being turned down by Aaron Judge, stepped up and got the job done to get their star shortstop, topping Francisco Lindor’s $341 million deal with the Mets.
And now the meaningful free agent shortstop market is down to one. It’s Dansby Swanson and he’s the guy ranked a distant fourth behind the trio that’s already signed. Again, I’ll take him. He makes the Cubs better than they currently are, but after thinking the Cubs had a chance at Correa, Swanson would still be a little underwhelming.
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Well, at this point that is if the Cubs even sign Swanson, but according to several MLB insiders, the Cubs are the team they believe will sign the former Atlanta Braves shortstop.
