WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa says he has turned down a bid for a six-year, $ 120 million contract between 2022-27 and is unsure whether there will be a deal before the deadline .
Correa has a salary of 11.3 million dollars this year and can become a free agent after the World Series.
“I don’t know how things are now,” Correa said on Thursday. “The first offer I thought was very low, and if that’s how they feel about me and we’re there, then I think I’ll go out there and play and try to win another championship for Houston and then explore the agency for free. . “added.
Correa said Astros’ long-term offer was made a few weeks ago.
“There was no conversation after that,” he explained. “I haven’t talked about a possible extension since then, so I’m preparing as if I were a free agent this year.”
Houston opens the season on Thursday in Oakland, and Correa ruled out further talks.
“Once the season starts and I start playing, I play my last season before I become a free agent,” he said. “There’s no point in taking care of me when I’m trying to focus and perform and help my team win games, so absolutely not,” he said.
Correa, now 26, was selected by Astros with the first general election in the draft in 2012, a year in which Astros had the second of three consecutive seasons, with over 100 losses. He made his debut in 2015 and was voted rookie of the year in the American League. Correa was All-Star in 2017, when he helped Astros to their first World Series title.
Correa hit .264 with five home runs and 25 RBIs in last year’s short-lived pandemic season and hits .276 with 107 home rule and 397 RBIs.
“I understand the business and I know how it works, so there are never any emotions involved,” he added. “I gave this organization five, six years of career, Rookie of the Year, All-Star Games, World Series, multiple great performances in the playoffs and if I don’t see myself here in the long run, then another team will. Will be. So, yes, there are never heavy feelings. It’s a business. That’s how it works, “he said.