MLB Rumors: Carlos Correa to Sign $315M Mets Contract; Backs Out of $350M Giants Deal

Carlos Correa agreed to a deal with the New York Mets on Wednesday, which was a stunning turn of events.

According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Carlos Correa signed a 12-year, $315 million contract with the Mets after his deal with the Giants fell through.

The Giants were going to announce their 13-year, $350 million deal with Carlos Correa at a press conference at 11 a.m. local time, but they delayed it for three hours.

The press conference was postponed because of a medical concern that arose from the physical of the player.

According to Heyman, Francisco Lindor is entrenched as the Mets' starting shortstop and will play third baseman.

Cohen was rumored to be trying to get in on Correa before he signed with the Giants.

The Mets tried to get in on the two-time All-Star but were told by his agent that they were already down the road with the Giants.

Cohen said they thought he could fall to them.

Cohen told Heyman that he thought the Mets needed one more thing to win a World Series.

He said that this puts them over the top. This is a good group of people. I hope they're a good team.

It's not unusual for an agreement to fall through because of some sort of medical concern, but the Mets swooped in to get Correa at the eleventh hour to show how committed Cohen is to bringing a title to Queens.

The Mets will come out of this off-season with arguably the best position player and starting pitcher in baseball on the free-agent market. They added a Japanese star and re-signed two others.

The Mets are projected to pay nearly half a billion dollars between payroll and luxury tax in the next five years.

The Dodgers had the highest payroll in baseball history at $291 million.

Adding Carlos Correa to a lineup that already includes Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso, Starling Marte, EduardoEscobar and Jeff McNeil has the potential to be the best offense in baseball.