Boras says Giants had 'reasonable time' on Correa, team cites difference in opinion

The ongoing Carlos Correa saga has taken another turn in what has been a wild 24 hours.

Following the shocking news of Correa’s 12-year, $315 million deal with the New York Mets Wednesday morning, Scott Boras — who serves as Correa’s agent — as well as San Francisco Giants general manager Farhan Zaidi, released statements on the matter.

Boras, never one to shy away from the spotlight and cause a stir, didn’t mince words when explaining why things went wrong.

“We reached an agreement. We had a letter of agreement. We gave them a time frame to execute it, they advised us they still had questions,” Boras said via Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. “I said ‘Look, I’ve given you a reasonable time. We need to move forward on this.”

Evidently, Correa and Boras did exactly that, signing a deal with Steve Cohen’s New York Mets just hours after a postponed press conference at Oracle Park planned for Tuesday.

The Giants, in response, released their own statement on the matter, divulging far less on the tumultuous and sudden end to the negotiations.

“While we are prohibited from disclosing confidential medical information, as Scott Boras stated publicly, there was a difference of opinion over the results of Carlos’ physical examination,” Zaidi said via statement. “We wish Carlos the best.”

There’s been no word on exactly what caused the deal to fall apart. However, a history of back issues dating back to 2018 for Correa, as well as a leg injury from 2014, are reportedly the most likely to have been flagged by the Giants. 

Last season with the Minnesota Twins, Correa put together a highly productive campaign, hitting .291 with 22 home runs and 64 RBIs. More impressively, his .834 OPS ranked first among qualified shortstops, as did his 140 wRC+.