HOUSTON – Shortstop Carlos Correa and Houston Astros reached an agreement yesterday that will avoid salary arbitration hearings through the one-year, $ 11.7 million deal.
Correa had asked for $ 12.5 million, while Astros had offered $ 9.75 million.
The 26-year-old Puerto Rican was to earn a salary of eight million dollars last year. It was reduced to $ 2,962,963 due to the distribution due to the shortening of the campaign due to the pandemic.
In 56 games last season, Correa hit .264 with five home runs and 25 RBIs. In the postseason, his performance was remarkable, hitting .362, six rounds at home and 17 RBIs in 13 games.
Houston reached a single victory to advance to the World Series.
Among the major short points, Correa led with a field percentage of .995. He made one mistake.
“Going to the arbitration process is sometimes necessary. It’s there for a reason, “said Astros CEO James Click. “We are all excited to leave this behind so we can focus on our priority, which is to compete for a championship, with Carlos and the rest of the team.”
Correa was also grateful for resolving his situation.
“I am happy that we managed to reach an agreement and avoid arbitration,” he said. “Arbitration is not a good process.”