Giants Beat Writer Explains How the Carlos Correa Deal Fell Through at the Last Minute

The San Francisco Giants' offseason has turned into one that went from looking like a dream come true, to one that could be described as disappointing at best and painful at worst. On Tuesday, after agreeing to a massive 13-year contract with shortstop Carlos Correa, the Giants canceled his introductory press conference amid concerns of the results of his physical.

This created a ton of mystery, and then silence. Wednesday morning, Giants fans woke up to the news that Correa had walked away from that contract and decided to sign with the New York Mets instead. In less than 24 hours the Giants went from introducing Corra as the future of the franchise, to watching him head back east to Queens.

The only real questioned that remained was why? Giants beat writer Susan Slusser seems to have that answer.

It sounds as if there was a very old Correa injury - pre MLB - that was raised as a potential issue. It has not cropped up again. None of Correa’s other physical issues have required medical intervention or ongoing treatment.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) December 21, 2022

Once there was a disagreement on the results of the physical and the Giants attempted to renegotiate, Correa and his agent Scott Boras wanted to hear none of it, and seemingly completely killed any chance of him singing with San Francisco.

If this was a true medical concern, it sounds a little tenuous - and if it was a matter of cold feet, that’s usually ownership. Not the front office. We won’t know what happened from their viewpoint unless or until the Giants discuss this, if they do.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) December 21, 2022

While you can see the side of San Fran, wanting to make sure their long-term investment is protected, it's also understandable why Boras would want nothing to do with a renegotiation if its an injury concern that is from prior to his MLB career and has had no signs of bothering him since then.

It does sound odd for that to be the only concern, even Slusser specualtes there was other reasonings behind it. We may never know unless Boras, Correa or thw Giants pull back the curtain. Regardless, Carlos Correa will now be a New York Met.

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