They expect Korea Mets’ agreement to look ‘completely different’

When does it become Puerto Rico? Carlos Correa Officially a Mets player? It’s the biggest question in baseball right now. Although there is still a chance that the huge deal between the two parties could fall through due to the Mets’ concerns about Correa’s right ankle, a solution that makes both the player and the team happy remains realistic. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal said on Tuesday that he thinks everything will be worked out this week. But even if Correa ends up with the Mets, the terms of the massive contract are expected to look “significantly different” once they become official.

“It’s not going to be 12 years, $315 million guaranteed,” Rosenthal said. “The question is, how much will the terms change, and how much is the contract itself?”

Rosenthal said the Mets and Corea are still working on a restructured deal and “there are no indications (the Mets) want to back out.” Instead, they are looking for a meeting point that satisfies both parties. Rosenthal mentioned the possibility of introducing some language that, for example, would state that if Correa spent a certain amount of time on the disabled list due to a problem with the body part in question, it would result in cancellation or removal in the future year. Money guaranteed.

Rosenthal continued, “Obviously, if you’re Correa and Boras (Scott, the agent), you don’t want that kind of language because it devalues ​​the contract, it creates uncertainty.”

Rosenthal also said that once an agreement is reached, he expects the Mets to “initiate further action” in the commercial market.

“They’ll need to make more changes; they’ve already changed McCann. They’ll also trade Escobar (Eduardo, the Venezuelan third baseman), I think, if they sign Correa and the agreement is finally finalized. They could also look at some other things to cut salaries. Not that they’ve shown much concern about shrinking the payroll this winter, but they’ll do some things along those lines.”