Top free-agent Carlos Correa hires Scott Boras

Carlos Correa goes to get a boatload of cash this offseason — and the group that indicators him goes to should undergo Scott Boras.

The highest free agent available on the market introduced on Tuesday he switched companies, leaving William Morris Endeavor for Boras.

Correa was set for an enormous payday as he hit free company this offseason. He was not among the many top-tier free-agent shortstops who signed earlier than the MLB lockout started on Dec. 2, but when something, he could have seen his price ticket go up, with Corey Seager signing with the Rangers for 10 years and $325 million, Marcus Semien additionally going to Texas for seven years and $175 million — each above what many believed they'd get.

Every time the lockout ends, Correa will nonetheless be essentially the most sought-after free agent available on the market, with solely he and Trevor Story accessible as shortstops and groups just like the Yankees, Dodgers and Cubs — in addition to the Astros — all probably within the combine.

Correa left the Legacy Company in 2019 and went to William Morris, which was simply beginning a baseball company. Two years later, he’s now with Boras.

Carlos Correa and Scott Boras
Carlos Correa and Scott Boras
Getty Pictures; N.Y. Put up: Charles Wenzelberg

The Yankees are in want of a shortstop, however have thus far been unwilling to enter the marketplace for an additional big contract to go together with Gerrit Cole — one other Boras consumer — and Giancarlo Stanton, with Aaron Decide maybe in line for an extension earlier than he’s as a result of hit free company following this season.

In the event that they don’t go after Correa or Story, the Yankees may signal a stopgap choice like Andrelton Simmons as they anticipate high shortstop prospects Oswald Peraza and Anthony Volpe. Some scouts consider Peraza could also be able to contribute later this season.

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