Giants' $350 million Carlos Correa signing shocker aged unexpectedly well

At the time, it was an all-time shocker.

The San Francisco Giants had agreed to a 13-year, $350 million deal with prized free agent Carlos Correa after the 2022 season. But they backed out due to medical concerns.

No deal that big had ever had such a late withdrawal from the proceedings, but the Giants made the call that they couldn't go through with it.

Correa then agreed to a deal with the Mets that didn't get to the finish line either, and he wound up with the Twins on a smaller contract (although still $200 million).

The Twins eventually traded Correa back to the Houston Astros, where his season just ended Wednesday.

Correa tore a tendon in his left ankle during batting practice in the cages on Tuesday, and that was that.

Carlos Correa's season is over - https://t.co/OJFyvUBovv pic.twitter.com/q0bxMApQLI

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It's a fascinating twist to the tale for the Giants.

At the time, it felt a bit like one of those, why can't the Giants ever have nice things, kind of moments.

Now, it feels like good fortune.

There's no way to know if what the Giants saw in Correa's medicals lines up with what just happened to him, but even if it's something different, they somehow avoided disaster.

It doesn't mean life is perfect in San Francisco as other players actually on the roster right now are struggling plenty. And it's impossible to say whether Correa would've sustained this same injury on an alternate timeline.

But in this case, it really does look like $350 million well not spent.

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