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Astros’ Correa open to longer contract if deal done soon
HOUSTON (AP) – If the Houston Astros desire to indication shortstop Carlos Correa to a long-lasting contract, he states they require to do it prior to opening day.
“I feel so good, my body feels so great and I feel like I’m going to have such a great season that once the season starts, I don’t want to be involved with or distracted with those conversations,” Correa stated Monday after the Astros held their very first full-squad exercise of the spring.
The Astros prevented arbitration with Correa, who can end up being a totally free representative at the end of the season, by signing him to a one-year, $11.7 million contract.
Correa has actually invested his whole profession with the Astros after they chose him with the very first total choice in the 2012 draft. He stated he’d like to remain in Houston, however up until now, the group hasn’t talked to him about an extension.
“There’s no talks right now about that,” he stated. “Talks are nowhere right now. I leave that up to my agent and the organization, but right now, there’s no talks about it. I haven’t heard from them since the arbitration was settled. That’s where we are right now.”
If Correa does strike the complimentary representative market, he’ll do it with a strong group of shortstops that might consist of Javier Báez, Francisco Lindor, Trevor Story and Corey Seager. Correa will be simply 27 years of ages when he’s qualified totally free firm if he doesn’t concur to an extension with the Astros.
“I’ll be really young. I’ll be one of the youngest players going to free agency next year,” he stated. “I feel like it would take the right deal to stay here. I’m not going to sell myself short, but at the same time, I know what I’m worth… I’m expecting to have a great, healthy season, which will help my case for free agency being the youngest shortstop out there. We’ll see how it goes.”
Houston’s other 2 stars on the infield have actually currently concurred to long-lasting agreements – 2nd baseman Jose Altuve signed a five-year, $151 million deal in 2018 and 3rd baseman Alex Bregman concurred to a six-year, $100 million contract in 2019. The Astros lost star outfielder George Springer this off-season when he signed a six-year, $150 million deal with heaven Jays.
Correa, who was the 2015 American League Novice of the Year, is a profession .276 player with 107 homers and 397 RBIs in 6 big league seasons. He struck .264 with 5 homers and 25 RBIs in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, however warmed up in the postseason where he had 6 homers and 17 RBIs to assist the Astros to the ALCS.
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HOUSTON (AP) – If the Houston Astros desire to indication shortstop Carlos Correa to a long-lasting contract, he states they require to do it prior to opening day.
“I feel so good, my body feels so great and I feel like I’m going to have such a great season that once the season starts, I don’t want to be involved with or distracted with those conversations,” Correa stated Monday after the Astros held their very first full-squad exercise of the spring.
The Astros prevented arbitration with Correa, who can end up being a totally free representative at the end of the season, by signing him to a one-year, $11.7 million contract.
Correa has actually invested his whole profession with the Astros after they chose him with the very first total choice in the 2012 draft. He stated he’d like to remain in Houston, however up until now, the group hasn’t talked to him about an extension.
“There’s no talks right now about that,” he stated. “Talks are nowhere right now. I leave that up to my agent and the organization, but right now, there’s no talks about it. I haven’t heard from them since the arbitration was settled. That’s where we are right now.”
If Correa does strike the complimentary representative market, he’ll do it with a strong group of shortstops that might consist of Javier Báez, Francisco Lindor, Trevor Story and Corey Seager. Correa will be simply 27 years of ages when he’s qualified totally free firm if he doesn’t concur to an extension with the Astros.
“I’ll be really young. I’ll be one of the youngest players going to free agency next year,” he stated. “I feel like it would take the right deal to stay here. I’m not going to sell myself short, but at the same time, I know what I’m worth… I’m expecting to have a great, healthy season, which will help my case for free agency being the youngest shortstop out there. We’ll see how it goes.”
Houston’s other 2 stars on the infield have actually currently concurred to long-lasting agreements – 2nd baseman Jose Altuve signed a five-year, $151 million deal in 2018 and 3rd baseman Alex Bregman concurred to a six-year, $100 million contract in 2019. The Astros lost star outfielder George Springer this off-season when he signed a six-year, $150 million deal with heaven Jays.
Correa, who was the 2015 American League Novice of the Year, is a profession .276 player with 107 homers and 397 RBIs in 6 big league seasons. He struck .264 with 5 homers and 25 RBIs in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, however warmed up in the postseason where he had 6 homers and 17 RBIs to assist the Astros to the ALCS.
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