Carlos Correa is gone, and the SF Giants cannot replace the production they expected of him. But other options do exist.
Carlos Correa wouldn’t have fixed all the Giants’ problems. But the free agency leap could have been a catalyst to bring more talent to a Giants team mired in mediocrity, and perhaps get a few more fans back at Oracle Park.
But after a disagreement over a medical issue, Correa’s camp and agent Scott Boras reversed course and escaped at the midnight hour on Tuesday, coming to terms on a 12-year, $315 million deal with the spend-happy New York Mets. Now the Giants are left with egg on their face, not only with raised questions about the future of this franchise, but without many options to bolster their roster for the 2023 season.
Can the Giants make any moves this offseason that move the needle? Or will they continue to postpone a marquee offseason until they luck out and finally land the elusive big fish?Piece together some middle infield help Correa is one of baseball’s best overall players. No one left on the free agent market can fill that void. They do have some budgeted money to spend to add depth to a roster that doesn’t look much different from the disappointing 2022 group — save for the additions of Mitch Haniger and Sean Manaea.
They’ll need another player with Brandon Crawford presumably back at shortstop along with David Villar, Thairo Estrada and Wilmer Flores as their depth up the middle., primarily a second baseman with a 1.7 WAR. Segura, 32, isn’t a star player, but he might be the best hitter available. He batted .277 with a .336 OBP and a .723 OPS., who was a strong infield defender in his prime years but doesn’t pose a power threat at the plate. Or they could return 35-year-old, who batted .
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