The Houston Astros and Carlos Correa aren’t far apart in the arbitration case that takes place Jan. 31. The Astros’ front office filed a salary of $4.25 million, while Correa and his agent came in with $750 thousand more at $5 million. There are no talks between the two for a multi-year contract, so a hearing is inevitable.
Correa had, by all accounts, what would be considered an offseason in 2018. In fact, it was the worst season of his four-year career. He had back and side injury issues last season and this could be the reason for his numbers sliding.