It still isn’t fully clear why the Giants' agreement with Carlos Correa fell through, but, clearly, something was not sitting well with San Francisco.
In the biggest stunner of an offseason that’s seen a few, the Giants and Correa backed out of the 13-year, $350 million deal that was agreed upon a week earlier. San Francisco abruptly cancelled Correa’s introductory press conference Tuesday, and hours later the shortstop was finalizing a deal with the New York Mets.
The issue supposedly is over an old injury, one that predates Correas’ MLB career. Correa’s agent, Scott Boras, told the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser that after the presser was canceled, the Giants still wanted to negotiate with Correa. However, Boras said the Giants didn’t reach back out.
In a brief statement, Giants GM Farhan Zaidi acknowledged that “there was a difference of opinion over the results of Carlos’ physical examination.”
Appearing on “WIllard and Dibs” shortly before the Giants released their statement, Audacy MLB Insider Jon Heyman indicated that San Francisco’s doctors had seen something they considered concerning.
"I think only the Giants could tell you (what happened), and they're not in touch with too many people from what I can tell. Looking at the Twitter, it’s either their doctors saw something concerning or they got cold feet or some combination,” Heyman said. “I have heard that they've told people that their doctors saw something concerning, and that is always a possibility. I think that’s probably the most likely possibility, but you never know with these things.
“I have seen in other cases where teams did get cold feet and then you can always find something on the medicals. But in this case they’re saying the doctor’s did find something concerning, and you would think they’d want to complete this deal.
“After all, they were in this to get a big star, they went for Judge first and understandably so, and it looked like they had gotten Correa. So I don’t see a reason why cold feet would occur here."
The Mets seem comfortable enough with the medicals to make such a big commitment, but they also have an owner who is hardly afraid to take risks. Time will tell if the Giants ended up dodging a bullet or making a huge mistake.
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