THE METS SHOW DESPERATION, NOT CHARACTER IN THEIR SIGNING OF CORREA

Steve Cohen... egg on face.

The Mets now have Carlos Correa.  It was the Giants first, but here's the thing; before it was the Giants, Carlos Correa was attached to the Dodgers.  But the Dodgers said, "No Way". Why? Because they went to their fan base and understood that doing that would be stupid... for the city of Los Angeles, for the Dodgers brand and for the fans who hate the guy because he was part of that cheating Asstros World Series team. And so... they bailed.  Read more about that in CARLOS CORREA IS DAMAGED GOODS - DODGERS ARE OUT!

But last week we saw the Giants had decided to sign Correa. Why? Well, the answer is simple; it wasn't because they needed a shortstop. Nope... they have Brandon Crawford. They would have been fine at short. They did it because they had the money.... money that was originally designated for Aaron Judge.  But thankfully Judge came back home to the Bronx. And so, in desperation to make a splash in the offseason and not look like they had egg on their faces, they signed big fish Carlos Correa... only to not.

Here's the latest from the New York Post:

"There is suddenly a hiccup regarding Carlos Correa’s megadeal with the Giants.

The team suddenly postponed a Tuesday news conference, in which they were set to introduce Correa, 28, as their new shortstop, due to a “medical concern,” The Associated Press reported. According to the AP, “a medical issue was flagged during Correa’s physical,” and the team and player are waiting on test results.

Correa and the Giants had previously agreed to a 13-year, $350 million contract, the fourth-largest contract in MLB history in terms of total money.

The Giants were originally set to introduce Correa on Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET, but the press conference was called off three hours prior without an explanation."

So not only does Correa have a character problem in the league, but he also has a medical problem. But apparently none of that matters to Cohen and the Mets., because then this happened. The Post writes:

"Correa and the Mets worked out a middle-of-the-night deal after his Giants deal fell through, the New York Post has learned. Correa’s new deal with the Mets is for $315 million over 12 years, sources told The Post."

But this isn't a signing of need. This is a signing so Steve Cohen can say he did something. Any concern in a medical record should never command a contract that big.  But this shows me if the Mets don't care about integrity... about character of a player. What it tells me is they are absolutely desperate. They just lost DeGrom who HATES the Mets and now they need a shiny thing for the fans to cling to. Desperate, Desperate, Desperate. Desperate to win, desperate to not be out shadowed by the Yankees... and desperate to prove to the league and their fans that they are relevant.  

But here's the thing... Carlos Correa is garbage.  He was garbage with the Asstros, that team has a serious stain on them, and as far as I and many baseball fans are concerned... Correa will NEVER be loved like he once was.

Correa IS damaged goods. I said it when I wrote it when the Dodgers passed on him... and that will not change.  

Hey Mets... just another Mets move. Have fun with that.