EastCoastAgNc said:
Farmer1906 said:
W said:
it is fair to wonder why Correa is not getting a Machado or Lindor-type contract offer from anyone.
have GM's finally realized how bad those deals are?
I thought the Os did.
https://eutawstreetreport.com/carlos-correa-should-orioles-offer-ss-a-megadeal/
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Earlier this week, the bomb was dropped on the baseball world that the beginning of the season would be delayed because owners are horrible people. As we sit here and wait for things to change on that front, Orioles fans were presented with a very interesting rumor coming from Raul Ramos.
He posted an article, written in Spanish, about how the Orioles had offered Carlos Correa a 10-year deal. He later appeared on the Glenn Clark Show and revealed that the offered was worth 44M per year in the first 2 years and 29M a year for the next 8. That would have made the deal worth 320 million dollars.
No one else really picked it up. Not sure if it was real or not.
If he was only concerned with money, he could take that. He'd also never sniff the playoffs again.
Eh, the Orioles with Correa would have a hope for a future playoff team. (Especially with a 12 team playoff) They've been picking at the top of the draft long enough now that they've got some young talent on their team and farm.
MLB "young" talent :
OF - Cedric Mullins (28)
1B - Ryan Mountcastle (25)
SP - John Means (29)
OF - Austin Hays (27)
OF - Anthony Santander (28)
MLB top 100 prospects :
1. Adley Rutschman (C)
8. Grayson Rodriguez (SP)
72. DL Hall (SP)
74. Gunnar Henderson (SS/3B)
76. Colton Cowser (OF)
100+. Jordan Westburg (SS)
100+. Heston Kjerstad (OF)
For reference, Korey Lee, Pedro Leon, Hunter Brown, Jeremy Pena and Forrest Whitley were our top 5 prospects and they didn't crack the top 100 at all.
Let's be honest, it's a major uphill battle for them to gain relevance in the AL East, but with Correa added to the above they'd at least be in the conversation for competing for a WC spot in the next 5-10 year window. They need to get to the point where they can realistically pitch themselves for FAs. A future lineup with the 2-6 spots looking something like the below would be a good step in that direction :
2 - Mullins
3. Correa
4. Mountcastle
5. Rutschman
6. Santander
