The Twins likely made the right decision to trade Carlos Correa to his original team, the Houston Astros. Correa is arguably having the worst season of his career, as he had a career low 92 OPS+ before the Twins dropped the hammer and dealt him to Houston on July 31, and his recent string of injuries is cause for concern. Shedding his contract was in the best interest of the Twins, especially given the substantial debt the team has accrued under the Pohlad family.
However, since being moved to the Astros, Correa has looked like the version of himself that allowed him to sign a $200 million contract.
Former Twin Carlos Correa has been raking since getting traded to the Houston Astros
In nine games as an Astro this season, Correa has gone 15-for-37 with two home runs, two doubles, six RBIs and five walks. He has already been more valuable in terms of WAR with the Astros (0.6 WAR) this season in nine games than he was in 93 games with the Twins (0.1 WAR), according to Baseball Reference.
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Although Correa has yet to play 10 games with Houston, it’s difficult for Twins fans not to be upset with his immediate uptick in production after leaving Minnesota. Not that fans should be mad at Correa for producing with his new team, or be upset at him for wanting to leave a team that has no plans of making the postseason this season, but they have to wonder why he had to have the worst start to a season in his entire career when the Twins desperately needed him to play on par with his contract. If Correa had been better with Minnesota this season, the Twins likely would have won more games and been in a spot to buy or stand pat at the trade deadline as opposed to selling.
The bright side for Twins fans is that since Minnesota traded Correa, and nearly 40% of its roster for that matter, the team has posted a 5-4 record with a +9 run differential. But if the Twins fail to continue their recent winning ways, seeing Correa with the Astros this upcoming postseason will be a tough pill to swallow.