After one year in the Twin Cities, a superstar is headed west — Boardroom takes a look at the Giants’ Carlos Correa contract particulars.
The entered the hoping to make several big swings. And while they weren’t able to convince a certain Aaron Judge to relocate to the Bay, they’re celebrating this week after scoring a major coup.
Carlos Correa, who signed with the Minnesota Twins just one year ago for three years and $105.3 million but exercised his right to opt out and re-enter free agency this winter, has reportedly added to baseball’s ongoing billion-dollar spending bonanza with a deal whose total value actually rivals
Yes, the Giants perpetrated a free agent splash worthy of McCovey Cove: 13 years, $350 million, as by ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Read it and then read it again. Read it aloud. Sing it to the tune of .
When you’re done singing and ready to take a break, let’s check out the full salary particulars of the Giants’ historic Carlos Correa .
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Carlos Correa Contract Details & Salary
Years: 13
Total value: $350,000,000
Average annual value: $26,923,077
Free agency: 2036
. ; suffice to say that the shortstop market has been booming at nuclear bomb levels even with Dansby Swanson still on the board as of this writing.
But this deal out in San Francisco is something else entirely.
Let’s note a few superlatives. Correa’s contract is:
- The largest in MLB history for a shortstop by total value
- The fourth-largest contract in history for any MLB player by total value
- At 13 years, tied with Giancarlo Stanton and for the second-longest MLB contract ever signed, trailing only Fernando Tatis Jr.’s 14 years with the Padres
- Larger than the career MLB earnings of every player in history besides Alex Rodriguez ($455.16 million) and Miguel Cabrera ($353.19 million)
Carlos Correa’s Career Earnings
Salary data via .
TOTAL MLB EARNINGS THRU 2022: $61,944,676
PROJECTED SALARY EARNINGS THRU 2036: $411,944,676
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