Report: Giants agree to 13-year, $350M deal with Correa

The San Francisco Giants finally landed their superstar.

San Francisco and free-agent shortstop Carlos Correa have agreed to a 13-year, $350-million contract, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The deal includes a full no-trade clause and contains no opt-outs, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. It's the fourth-largest contract in baseball history, and surpasses Francisco Lindor's 10-year, $341-million pact with the New York Mets as the biggest for an infielder, per Cot's Contracts.

He becomes the third shortstop to sign a deal for more than $250 million this winter, following Xander Bogaerts (11 years, $280 million with the Padres) and Trea Turner (11 years, $300 million with the Phillies).

Correa, a two-time All-Star and one-time Gold Glove winner, is a lifetime .279/.357/.479 hitter with 933 hits, 155 home runs, and 553 RBIs across parts of eight seasons with the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins. His 70 defensive runs saved rank second among shortstops since his debut in 2015, behind only Andrelton Simmons.

Correa's teams have also won consistently. He's made the playoffs in six of his eight seasons and led the Astros to three AL pennants and the 2017 World Series championship.

The Puerto Rico native joined the Twins in March on a three-year, $105.3-million deal in March but opted out following this season to again test free agency. He hit .291/.366/.467 with 22 homers and 64 RBIs during his lone season with the Twins.

Minnesota was hoping to bring him back on a long-term deal and made Correa a 10-year offer in the $285-million range, according to Heyman.

San Francisco had been angling for a big fish all winter, and the team pivoted to Correa after missing out on Aaron Judge. The 28-year-old steps in as an immediate franchise face for the Giants and an anchor of the team's lineup.

Correa is only the latest acquisition for the Giants, who've been busy on the free-agent market all winter. They've also inked outfielder Mitch Haniger to a three-year deal and bolstered their rotation by signing Ross Stripling and Sean Manaea earlier this week.

His arrival means that longtime Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford will shift to another infield position. Crawford, like Correa, has never played a position other than shortstop during his 12-year career. The 35-year-old is entering the final year of his contract.

The Giants are hoping Correa will help them resume their winning ways, and catch the arch-rival Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West. San Francisco shockingly won a franchise-record 107 games in 2021 but followed that up by slumping to .500.

The Mets and Chicago Cubs were also pursuing Correa this winter.