Carlos Correa says he is preparing for a free agency

Puerto Rican owner for the Houston Astros, Carlos Correa, reacted on Thursday to a six-year offer of $ 120 million from the team’s management and said he was ready to try his luck in the free agency with the 2021 season.

After confirming that the offer was made, Santa Isabel made expressions at a press conference after the activities in the spring fields on Thursday.

“I gave five, six years of career to this organization. Rookie of the Year, All-Star Games, World Series Championship, multiple multiple playoff performances. And if they don’t see me here in the long run, then another team might see me like that. And there is no resentment or anything. It is a business “, said Correa.

Correa will be a free agent at the end of the 2021 season. He said that since he turned down the offer, there has been no conversation. The MLB campaign begins in 1 week, on April 1.

“It simply came to our notice then. I think the first offer was very small. And if that’s how they feel about me and that’s where we are, then I will go out to play this season to try to win another championship and then ask for a free agency “, added the Puerto Rican.

Correa, 26, is one of several players in Puerto Rico who are in the same situation and trying to get an extension before the start of the season. Francisco Lindor is in the same situation with the New York Mets and Javier Báez with the Chicago Cubs.

Some analysts estimate that the contract that Correa is looking for would be around 200 million dollars, so it seems that the figure of 120 million dollars keeps the team quite separate from the price that the roadblock will solve.

“Once the season starts and I start playing, I would play the last season here before I became a free agent. It doesn’t make sense for me to keep negotiating while I try to concentrate and try to help my team win games, “he said.