“I don’t understand” Agent Boras lashes out at Mets

After twists and turns, Carlos Correa and his agent Scott Boras, who signed with the Minnesota Twins, criticized the New York Mets for breaking the contract.

In an interview with ‘USA Today’ reported on the 15th, Boras strongly criticized the Mets club, saying, “I can’t understand the Mets.”

It has been a difficult winter for Correa. First, he agreed to a 13-year, $350 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, but the contract was canceled when medical staff raised concerns about his right ankle during a physical examination. Afterwards, he agreed to a 12-year, $315 million contract with the Mets, but even this contract was canceled for the same reason.

Eventually, he had to agree to a six-year, $200 million contract with Minnesota. The amount was reduced, but instead, vesting options and team options based on at-bats were added, allowing it to increase up to $270 million over 10 years.

Boras, in particular, criticized the Mets for “picking” them. There is a reason. Earlier, San Francisco entrusted an opinion on Correa’s condition to orthopedic surgeon Robert Anderson, who expressed concern about the right ankle, which he underwent surgery in 2014. However, Mets, who agreed to a contract afterwards, also canceled the contract after seeking advice from the same doctor.

“I gave the Mets all the information I had,” Boras said. 메이저놀이터 He put me in touch with four doctors. They knew the problems the Giants were having. Still, he contacted the same doctor he consulted with the Giants for advice. There was no new information. Then why did they negotiate when they would rely on the same doctor?”

After the contract with the Mets was canceled, it took a considerable amount of time before the news of the contract agreement with Minnesota spread. There was a reason. Both sides renegotiated to save the contract.

According to Boras, the player’s side proposed adding a clause that was absolutely advantageous to the club. After the agreement with the Mets is broken, if you miss more than 60 days with your right ankle, you can receive a salary cut, and if you miss more than 120 days over two years, you can terminate the contract. It was an unconventional condition.

The Mets proposed slashing the contract amount in half. It guarantees $157.5 million for six years, half of the previously agreed contract, and leaves the remaining six years as a team option. The condition of conducting a physical examination every season was also included.

Eventually, Boras, who joined hands with Minnesota, who was constantly checking his condition, said, “I can’t predict whether I will be able to play for 12 years without injury,” and explained that the current contract, with the amount concentrated at the beginning of the contract, is a better contract in terms of structure.

This contract was not an easy journey even for Boras, who is called ‘the devil’s agent’. “It felt like a 100-pound weight had been lifted off his shoulders,” he said, adding that it was “an emotionally difficult time.”