Who wouldn’t want to acquire a 25-year-old shortstop who’s clubbed 20 or more home runs four times? Brodie Van Wagenen certainly falls into the “craving Carlos Correa” camp, as Andy Martino’s report that the New York Mets and Houston Astros began negotiations back in November ran wild this hot stove season.
But now, any idea of Correa in Queens should not be taken too seriously.
According to SNY’s Martino, discussions between the two teams have “fizzled.”
“The Astros and Mets conversations about a Carlos Correa trade were active from November until this week, but fizzled, at least for now, before the end of the winter meetings, per sources.