What is Carlos Correa asking for? What was the Astros offer to Correa?

Carlos Javier Correa Oppenheimer is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent. He previously played for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.

The Astros selected Correa with the first overall selection of the 2012 MLB draft.

What is Carlos Correa asking for?

According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman (via Twitter), Correa was asking for at least a $330MM contract, with an overall range of $330MM to $350MM.

The Minnesota Twins have signed star shortstop Carlos Correa to a three-year, $105.3 million contract according to multiple reports. Correa’s $35.1 million annual salary is the highest average for any infielder in MLB history.

What was the Astros’ offer to Correa?

Thus far, the Astros’ best offer to Correa was a five-year deal for $160 million. The AL West-rival Texas Rangers signed shortstop Corey Seager to a 10-year, $325 million contract in December, before a three-month lockout began.

Correa’s initial demands did not fit within the Astros’ standard operating procedures. The five-year, $160 million deal they offered before the lockout did nothing to sway Correa back toward the only franchise he’s ever known.