CARLOS CORREA IS DAMAGED GOODS - DODGERS ARE OUT!

Carlos Correa wants to continue to play ball, but it seems like some of the big teams don't want the guy.  The Yankees have been connected to him, but only because they are a big market team and have a ton of money to spend. So are the Dodgers, although there is a new development and the Dodgers are out of the Correa sweepstakes... and it comes down to his reputation! 

Fansided writes:

"According to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, the Dodgers are not pursuing Correa "in part out of concern that a sizable portion of their fan base would not welcome the move." That is due to the fact, as Rosenthal says, that Correa was "the most outspoken member" of the 2017 Houston Astros team that was found guilty of illegally stealing signs. That Astros team, of course, beat the Dodgers in that year's World Series.

Prior to the 2020 season, when the league released their findings in Houston's sign stealing-scandal, Correa was the most combative member of the team. He publicly fought back against those who said their World Series title wasn't legitimate. Perhaps most notably, he bashed then-Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger, after he called the Astros' punishment "weak" and that Jose Altuve stole the AL MVP in 2017 from Judge."

I guess a shitty attitude and being part of a cheating team really damaged Correa, and I'm happy about that. This used to be a franchise player, but his biggest mistake was thinking he could get a payday outside of Jim Crane's Asstros team. He would have been better off staying there and being insulated and safe. 

And I love how the Dodgers handled it. They actually took a moment and didn't think about a potential championship by adding Correa, they thought about the fan base.  That's pretty special in this day and age, kind of like how Hal Steinbrenner did what he needed to do to keep Aaron Judge.

This is a great story folks, I hope more publications pick it up. Nice job, Scott Rogust.