My guess at this point is that he is going to the Twins and that is fine
with me because 12 years is too long for any player. We'll see how Baty
works out.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Trade Reumors

Talks between the Twins and Carlos Correa “have begun to accelerate,”
report Dan Hayes and Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Minnesota rejoined
the bidding late last week as talks between Correa’s camp and the Mets
continued to drag on after New York had expressed concerns regarding his
physical.

Rosenthal and Hayes reiterate that the Mets are not necessarily out of
the bidding. The Athletic characterizes discussions as “fluid.” It’s the
firmest indication yet, however, that Correa to the Mets no longer
appears an inevitability. Minnesota seems very much back in the mix.

The Twins have maintained all offseason they hoped to retain the
two-time All-Star after his season in the Twin Cities. There always
seemed a strong possibility Correa would opt out of his three-year,
$105.3MM pact after one season and land a more significant guarantee
elsewhere. That has appeared to be the case on multiple occasions this
offseason. The Twins reportedly put forth a ten-year, $285MM offer in
December that fell well shy of the 13-year, $350MM pact to which Correa
agreed with the Giants.

On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:27:03 AM UTC-5, Popping Mad wrote:
> My guess at this point is that he is going to the Twins and that is fine
> with me because 12 years is too long for any player. We'll see how Baty
> works out.
>

They won 101 games without him last year, I'm sure they'll survive without him this year.

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Trade Reumors
>
> Talks between the Twins and Carlos Correa “have begun to accelerate,”
> report Dan Hayes and Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Minnesota rejoined
> the bidding late last week as talks between Correa’s camp and the Mets
> continued to drag on after New York had expressed concerns regarding his
> physical.
>
> Rosenthal and Hayes reiterate that the Mets are not necessarily out of
> the bidding. The Athletic characterizes discussions as “fluid.” It’s the
> firmest indication yet, however, that Correa to the Mets no longer
> appears an inevitability. Minnesota seems very much back in the mix.
>
> The Twins have maintained all offseason they hoped to retain the
> two-time All-Star after his season in the Twin Cities. There always
> seemed a strong possibility Correa would opt out of his three-year,
> $105.3MM pact after one season and land a more significant guarantee
> elsewhere. That has appeared to be the case on multiple occasions this
> offseason. The Twins reportedly put forth a ten-year, $285MM offer in
> December that fell well shy of the 13-year, $350MM pact to which Correa
> agreed with the Giants.

On 1/10/23 15:45, *ernie wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:27:03 AM UTC-5, Popping Mad wrote:
>> My guess at this point is that he is going to the Twins and that is fine
>> with me because 12 years is too long for any player. We'll see how Baty
>> works out.
>>
>
> They won 101 games without him last year, I'm sure they'll survive without him this year.
>
>

From the Post this evening:
Minnesota agreed to a six-year, $200 million deal with Correa on Tuesday
after Correa’s right ankle became an issue for the Mets.

I seriously DOUBT the Mets couldn't do that deal. Obviously something
happened within the context of negotiations, and Mets must believe that
Baty and Alvarez are ready to contribute.

>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Trade Reumors
>>
>> Talks between the Twins and Carlos Correa “have begun to accelerate,”
>> report Dan Hayes and Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Minnesota rejoined
>> the bidding late last week as talks between Correa’s camp and the Mets
>> continued to drag on after New York had expressed concerns regarding his
>> physical.
>>
>> Rosenthal and Hayes reiterate that the Mets are not necessarily out of
>> the bidding. The Athletic characterizes discussions as “fluid.” It’s the
>> firmest indication yet, however, that Correa to the Mets no longer
>> appears an inevitability. Minnesota seems very much back in the mix.
>>
>> The Twins have maintained all offseason they hoped to retain the
>> two-time All-Star after his season in the Twin Cities. There always
>> seemed a strong possibility Correa would opt out of his three-year,
>> $105.3MM pact after one season and land a more significant guarantee
>> elsewhere. That has appeared to be the case on multiple occasions this
>> offseason. The Twins reportedly put forth a ten-year, $285MM offer in
>> December that fell well shy of the 13-year, $350MM pact to which Correa
>> agreed with the Giants.

On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 11:32:08 PM UTC-5, Popping Mad wrote:
> On 1/10/23 15:45, *ernie wrote:
> > On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:27:03 AM UTC-5, Popping Mad wrote:
> >> My guess at this point is that he is going to the Twins and that is fine
> >> with me because 12 years is too long for any player. We'll see how Baty
> >> works out.
> >>
> >
> > They won 101 games without him last year, I'm sure they'll survive without him this year.
> >
> >
> From the Post this evening:
> Minnesota agreed to a six-year, $200 million deal with Correa on Tuesday
> after Correa’s right ankle became an issue for the Mets.
>
>
> I seriously DOUBT the Mets couldn't do that deal. Obviously something
> happened within the context of negotiations, and Mets must believe that
> Baty and Alvarez are ready to contribute.

Other than change a few pitchers, it's the same team as last year. I'd give them both a shot, but I wouldn't go trading the vets just yet. Escobar hit well in September and October, so it's not as if he's incapable of producing if Baty falters. If Alvarez doesn't produce, that will be more of an issue.