The shortstop from Santa Isabel, Carlos Correa, hired the super agent of Major League Baseball players, Scott Boras, to represent him in his negotiations as a free agent, as reported Tuesday by the Houston Chronicle.
Boras is the most sought-after agent in the Major Leagues and possibly the most recognized in the world of sports. This worked recently Corey Seager’s deal with the Texas Rangers, which was for 10 years and $325 million.
Correa was tied to the William Morris Endeavor agency at least since 2019.
Carlos Correa has hired Scott Boras to represent him, a source confirms. Boras negotiated Corey Seager’s 10-year, $325 million deal with the Texas Rangers, among many others.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) January 19, 2022
Among others, Boras negotiated in 2019 the pact of Bryce Harper with the Philadelphia Phillies for $339 million and 13 years, and shortly thereafter had to do with the $324 million and nine years of Gerrit Cole with the New York Yankees.
So apparently the Puerto Rican is preparing to return from the lockout with a strategy to find the contract he is interested in, which is rumored to exceed $300 million and be around 10 years.
Even Seager’s pact, according to some insiders, improved with the signing of Seager with the Rangers, since the islander has better numbers than the American.
Free agent SS Carlos Correa has hired Scott Boras as his agent, Correa tells ESPN.
In a statement he said: “I have made the decision to hire Boras Corporation to represent me moving forward. Boras Corporation offers the highest level of baseball expertise and proven experience.”
– Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 19, 2022
This could also mean that a final goodbye to the Astros could be just around the corner. Although at the moment and due to the lockout, Correa is a free agent, some fans think that with Boras as his agent the channels of communication with Houston could have been closed, in addition to the organization’s opportunity to compete with other teams from larger markets by offering money to Correa.
At the end of 2021, the Astros offered him $160 million over five years.
In addition to Seager, the contracts awarded to Fernando Tatis Jr. and Francisco Lindor in 2020 also come into play when calculating Correa’s value.
The Puerto Rican has just won a Gold Glove, has played in six postseasons and three World Series in which he has shown that he can produce at the moment of truth, was Rookie of the Year, twice ‘All Star’ and has a ring of World Series.
Lindor agreed to a $341 million, 10-year deal with the New York Mets in March 2021. Tatis Jr. agreed to a $330 million, 14-year deal with the San Diego Padres a month earlier.
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