Big bucks are being spent in the Big Apple.
According to a report from The New York Post, Minnesota Twins infielder Carlos Correa signed a blockbuster, middle-of-the-night deal with the New York Mets after a deal with the Giants fell through.
Correa’s new deal with the Mets is for $315 million over 12 years, sources told The Post.
From The New York Post:
Something came up on Correa’s medical with the Giants, and Cohen stepped in to do the deal he thought had gotten away from him. Correa will play third base for the Mets, giving the Mets a star-studded team and Cohen a record payroll north of $380 million.
“We needed one more thing, and this is it,” Cohen told The Post from Hawaii. “This was important … This puts us over the top. This is a good team. I hope it’s a good team!”
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Cohen’s Mets are in record territory in terms of payroll and tax. His tax will come to close to $100M now after a bonanza of a winter in which the Mets added Justin Verlander, Kodai Senga, Jose Quintana, and David Robertson and brought back Brandon Nimmo and Edwin Diaz. But Cohen seems unfazed by the astounding outlay.
“What the heck’s the difference? If you’re going to make the move make the move,” Cohen said.
More over at The New York Post:
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— New York Post (@nypost) December 21, 2022