When it comes to re-signing Carlos Correa, it seems the Astros’ unconventional approach might pay off. Except it’s not an unconventional approach as much as it had been indifferently waiting in the wings, and now capitalizing on an opportunity. Some may say it was a savvy employment of prudence, but it’s arguably best filed under “we’re very lucky to be in this position.”
Jim Crane and the Astros are the ‘we,’ and somehow, after everything that’s transpired over the last 12 months, they’re reportedly at the forefront in the Correa sweepstakes.
After the club and its star shortstop had failed to reach an agreement on an extension in March of last year, it was widely assumed that the 2021 campaign would be Correa’s last in Houston.