Carlos Correa signs with Mets after deal with SF Giants falls apart over medical concerns

Disaster struck just before midnight. The San Francisco Giants’ 13-year, $350 million deal with Carlos Correa had officially collapsed, as Jon Heyman (of all people) reported out of the blue that Correa had a deal with the New York Mets. The Giants were set to introduce Correa at a press conference yesterday at 11 AM, but they sent out an email to the press at 8:15 AM stating that “Today’s Giants press conference has been postponed,” with no explanation given. It was reported with very few details throughout the day that the reason for the postponement was an issue that the SF Giants had flagged with Correa’s medicals during his physical in San Francisco on Monday.

News of Correa’s deal with the Mets—and his collapsed deal with the Giants—sent shock waves throughout the sport and crushed Giants fans. It’s hard to imagine this offseason playing out any worse for the San Francisco Giants and their fans. They were supposed to land a superstar, and twice it appeared they had. Aaron Judge was reportedly headed to the Giants for about seven minutes. Carlos Correa was reportedly headed to the Giants for about seven days.

Where on earth do the San Francisco Giants go from here? All of the top free agents have signed. They could make more mid-tier acquisitions, but the list of remaining names is not very attractive. The Giants could make trades, expect the problem with trades is that the cost is talent, as opposed to cold, hard cash. The Giants’ failed deal with Correa will go down as one of the darkest days in SF Giants history. Only time will tell if the Giants’ concerns over his medicals was warranted, and unfortunately we likely won’t get too much detailed information anytime soon. One thing, however, is crystal clear: San Francisco Giants fans have been jerked around this offseason like no fanbase ever has. Giants fans deserve much, much better than this, and these wounds may never heal.

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