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Twins Fans Happy to See Carlos Correa Traded?
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The trade deadline provided quite the shock for Minnesota Twins fans. No one was surprised that Derek Falvey acted as a seller . Parting out nearly half of the roster was unbelievable though.
No move was more earth-shattering than Carlos Correa going back to Houston . Of course it makes sense he'd have interest in returning to where it all started. He also wasn't worried about dipping despite being a key reason Minnesota had failed to meet expectations.
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Falvey got the go ahead to pay the Astros to get rid of Correa. It happened, it was done, and so were Twins fans.
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Good riddance Carlos Correa
Minnesota handed Carlos Correa a six-year deal worth $200 million after both the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants failed him on a physical. Correa then endured plantar fasciitis in consecutive seasons because he couldn't figure out what shoes to wear . Tired of the performance Minnesota, and their fans, moved on.
Just shy of 5,000 responses, The Athletic's poll of Twins fans show a desire to move on from the former Houston Astros World Series winner. Aaron Gleeman summarized it well.
It says a lot about the overwhelmingly negative reaction to the Twins' trade deadline in general that by far the most well-received move was eating $33 million to dump the other $71 million remaining on Carlos Correa's contract while effectively receiving nothing in return.
Beyond just paying to see him leave, the Twins accepted a return in the form of 26-year-old Single-A pitcher Matt Mikulski . He had been in the Astros organization for just a matter of weeks, and owned a 5.68 ERA at a High-A level he was nearly three years the senior. Since, Mikulski has a 10.80 ERA in the Twins system, and a ridiculous 5/11 K/BB. It's honestly unbelievable why they haven't asked him to go away yet.
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In 93 games for the Minnesota Twins this season, Correa posted a .267/.319/.386 slash line . That was good for a below league-average 93 OPS+, and followed the first two season of said contract in which he posted a 116 OPS+.
The problem for Correa in Minnesota is that he played 135 games during 2023 while trying to gut through plantar fasciitis . That resulted in a .230/.312/.399 batting line, and the reality that Minnesota may have been better off without him.
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Wearing bad shoes again in 2024 , and causing plantar fasciitis in his other foot, Correa was available for just 86 games, of which only 11 came after the All-Star Break.
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To say that Correa wore out his welcome with the Twins would be putting it lightly. He feuded publicly with teammates and failed to be the leader the clubhouse needed . Ultimately he took the first ticket out of town.
Carlos Correa back at it without MN Twins
Not surprisingly, Carlos Correa has found his stride back in Houston. He doesn't have to be the same vocal leader that he was on their World Series teams, and he immediately welcomed a lesser position at the hot corner.
In 31 games for the Astros, Correa owns a .293/.351/.407 slash line, and has been largely the player Minnesota expected him to be. Houston is 77-64 while leading the AL West . Correa gets to be back on a front-runner, and that's always what he had hoped Minnesota could be.
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Ultimately it's not the star shortstop's fault that the Twins ownership would be better off not existing . He does deserve blame for dipping on something he signed up to be a part of though.
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