We are starting to get an idea of what happened with Carlos Correa on Tuesday.
Both the Giants and Correa’s side have said their piece regarding how we went from a planned introductory press conference, to the shortstop signing with the Mets all in the matter of a day.
Correa’s agent Scott Boras was the first to break his silence. Boras told The Athletic that the Giants dragged their feet in making the Correa deal official, telling Boras that they needed more time to sort out Correa’s medical information.
“We reached an agreement. We had a letter of agreement. We gave them a time frame to execute it,” Boras told The Athletic. “They advised us they still had questions. They still wanted to talk to other people, other doctors, go through it.
“I said, ‘Look, I’ve given you a reasonable time. We need to move forward on this. Give me a time frame. If you’re not going to execute, I need to go talk with other teams.”
The Giants released a short statement on Wednesday from president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, that said the following:
“While we are prohibited from disclosing confidential medical information, as Scott Boras stated publicly, there was a difference of opinion over the results of Carlos’ physical examination. We wish Carlos the best.”
Yeah, that’s it.
It’s unclear if the Giants thought Boras was bluffing, or if they seriously thought losing him was a possibility. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle says that the Giants made it known that they’d like to renegotiate with Correa — presumably to offer less than the $350 million, 13-year deal that was reported — but that SF did not reach out to Boras in the lead up to Correa signing with the Mets.
As far as the medical issue the Giants were concerned about, Boras claims that it was an injury from long ago, pre MLB according to Slusser. Slusser sees that as a strange excuse, one that possibly points to the Giants just getting cold feet.
“You’re talking about a player who has played eight major-league seasons,” Boras said. “There are things in his medical record that happened decades ago. These are all speculative dynamics.
“Every team has a right to go through things and evaluate things. The key thing is, we gave them (the Giants) medical reports at the time. They still wanted to sign the player and negotiate with the player.”
Somehow the more information that comes in, the worse this looks for the Giants. It may benefit them to further explain their side of this debacle out in public for a very frustrated fanbase to see.