One of the most highly anticipated physicals in Mets franchise history is happening Thursday in New York.
Carlos Correa was set to undergo a physical evaluation with the Mets on Thursday, his agent Scott Boras said, which if it came back clean enough for the club’s liking would finalize the 12-year, $315 million deal the two sides agreed to early Wednesday morning.
Correa’s physical with the Giants is where his initial 13-year, $350 million agreement hit a snag because of a “difference of opinion,” allowing the Mets to swoop in and come to terms with the star infielder. But Boras said he does not foresee any issues this time around and expects the deal to become official by Christmas.
“There is no current issue with Carlos’ health whatsoever,” Boras said Thursday at Yankee Stadium, where another of his clients, Carlos Rodon, was being introduced. “There’s been a lot of discussion about backs and ankles. There’s nothing about him that is currently any form of a medical issue.
“All the conjecture and evaluation of him has been about physicians using their crystal ball for years to come.”
Boras noted that three teams who had access to Correa’s medicals – “comprehensive medical records” and imaging provided by Boras’ team – each offered him contracts “in excess of 10 years.”
But the Giants saw something that caused them concern, leading to the deal falling apart and the Mets taking advantage. According to NBC Sports Bay Area, the holdup was an issue the Giants had with a 2014 ankle injury that Correa suffered in the minor leagues. Correa underwent surgery for a fractured right fibula and ligament, but there is little to suggest the injury has impacted him across eight seasons in the major leagues since then.
“I don’t know what the Giants were concerned about, because I never asked,” Boras said. “They just kept saying they needed additional time. For our [perspective], there is no medical issue with Carlos. There is none. So it had to be something that they felt was historical. I don’t know. I just don’t know what their prognosis [is].
“The fact that everyone in this process was always willing to contract and negotiate with him meant that he was healthy, because no team is going to contract and continue to negotiate [if he was not].”
