When the Minnesota Twins dealt Carlos Correa to his original team, the Houston Astros, as part of last year's trade deadline fire sale, many fans liked the move, but some disliked how the Twins agreed to pay $33 million of the remaining $103,419,355 on his contract. To further prove it was a pure salary-dump move for Minnesota, the Twins only acquired minor-league pitcher Matt Mikulski in the deal. At the time, Mikulski was a 26-year-old in High-A. He was released by the Twins in the offseason.
However, Correa has quickly proved the Twins were right to trade the former All-Star. In early May, Houston placed Correa on the injured list with a left ankle tendon injury. Shortly after being placed on the IL, Correa underwent peroneus brevis tendon repair surgery.
When Correa underwent surgery, most assumed he wouldn't return this season. However, Astros manager Joe Espada said last month that he expected Correa to be back at some point in September. Just two days ago, The Athletic's Chandler Rome reported that Correa was set to head out on a rehab assignment soon.
Former Twins INF Carlos Correa out for season per Astros
Unfortunately, Correa won't be returning this season, after all. According to Rome, Espada said the daily workload of Correa's recovery became too much for the infielder to handle.
According to FanGraphs, Correa has been worth just $8.9 million this season, which is a lot considering how little he played, but obviously nowhere near his annual salary. Last season, he was worth $21.1 million between Minnesota and Houston. As a player being paid over $30 million per year, Correa hasn't been worth his contract lately.
The Astros selected Correa with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut with Houston in 2015 and played for the organization through 2021. With the Astros, Correa won Rookie of the Year, a World Series and a Platinum Glove.
Following the 2021 season, Correa signed a three-year, $105.3 million deal with the Twins that included player opt-outs. Correa exercised an opt-out after his first season with Minnesota. During the 2022-23 offseason, Correa agreed to deals north of $300 million with both the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants, but he failed his physicals with both teams. He settled for a six-year, $200 million contract with the Twins.
Before the Twins traded nearly 40% of their roster ahead of the 2025 trade deadline, Correa let the Twins know he'd be willing to waive his no-trade clause to return to Houston. The Astros were willing to pay the price the Twins wanted and brought the injury-prone star back home.
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