On Sunday evening, qualifying offers were due from MLB teams to eligible players. The Houston Astros extending qualifying offers, worth $18.4M, to both Justin Verlander and star shortstop, Carlos Correa. This was obviously not a surprise. However, the Astros also reportedly made a final bid on a long-term deal to Correa, though it seems designed more to cover themselves than to actually convince Correa to sign.
While Correa might not land the 10-year, $341M deal that Francisco Lindor got from the New York Mets last year, the latest offer made by the Astros doesn’t even come close.