The Mets failed Carlos Correa on a physical less than two years ago. Correa was a prominent member of the 2017 Astros, the team most repugnant to the Yankees and their fans.
So, of course, I want to make a case why the Mets and Yankees should do what I strongly suspect they would never consider — ignore his cost (kind of), his injury history (sort of) and ties to the Astros (Yankees issue), and at least call the Twins and find out if they would trade Correa, and if he would agree to play third base.
“If they came at us, we’re open-minded to anything,” Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said. “Obviously Carlos has a full no-trade clause. We love him. We’re always open-minded when team teams hit us on all of our players. We’ve been hit on Carlos before, we’ve been hit on Byron [Buxton] before, we’ve been hit on Royce [Lewis] before. That’s not shocking to anybody, but we hold an extremely high bar to even start that conversation, and I still feel like those guys are critical to our success.”
Carlos Correa of the Minnesota Twins throws to first base to get out Xavier Edwards of the Miami Marlins during the fourth inning at Target Field on September 25, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Getty ImagesWhy should the Twins consider this:
