The Mets Are Being Made Fun Of For Losing Out On Carlos Correa Even Though They Did The Right Thing (For Once)

On Tuesday afternoon, it was reported that shortstop Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins are finalizing a six-year, $200 million contract.

This, of course, comes after he agreed to a 12-year, $315 million contract with the New York Mets. The Mets, though, only swooped in after Correa and the San Francisco Giants had previously agreed to a 13-year, $350 million contract.

The agreement includes a vesting option for four years and $70 million and will become official if Correa passes a medical review, which is currently taking place. The focus will be on his lower right leg, which he broke in 2014 during a minor league game, and a source said the Twins expect to be comfortable with it. Correa has not spent time on the injured list for a right leg ailment in his eight-year big league career, but Giants and Mets medical personnel were concerned about how the leg would age. [via ESPN]

Given that Correa’s free agency period saw his value drop by a whopping $150 million, the concerns surrounding his surgically repaired right leg are clearly legitimate.

Despite this, the New York Mets are still, somehow, being made fun of — largely by social media accounts who are clearly clowning on the Mets just for the sake of it — for not landing Correa, even though it’s clear that signing him carries a pretty significant risk.

While the Mets (and the Giants, for that matter) could’ve obviously used the services of a healthy Correa — who is among the sport’s best shortstops — the size of the contract it would’ve taken to acquire him was clearly too much of a gamble given his medical history. Had the Mets tied him down to a decade-long deal and his right leg broke down after three of them, they would’ve gotten roasted for that, too.

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