re: DAT 10/12-10/14. Astros to ALCS again. Game 1 Friday

Ross’ tweet is what had me curious. Know they text each other but didn’t want to bring any potential rumors up without a confirmation

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shite call he was safe

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He was def safe

Correa did an interview with a Puerto Rico outlet today, long story short.. he gone af.

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Interviewer: How much do you like the fact that the Astros' owner has began saying that there possibility of keeping you exists? How much do you like hearing that from the org?

Correa: It's good to hear it, but like the businessman that he is, being one of the best and smart + the pressure from the fans is hard to face. You go to the ballpark to a game and the fans are screaming "Pay the man", so you'd feel the pressure, like, to silence the fans. So it's like "hey let's say something so they shut up"

Int: So you don't believe it to be true?

Correa: No, I told you in the first interview we did that I don't think it's possible considering the way they disrespected me at the beginning. I don't think they'll increase much from there and after the season I had and these + playoffs, the value has increased. So I don't know up to what point he's willing to go. What I do know is that there are other teams interested, and they use the words "all in" after me, so, I don't know. If he makes me an offer that's fair to both sides, we'll consider it.

Int: You always say that they disrespected you, and I think that when you're disrespected then their offer would have to be over what you'd expect so you can say "alright, I can overlook the disrespect and stay"

Correa: No because, remember that one has to do the numbers ourselves and study the market, and like I said, if you sign, let's say, for $350 in LA and you've got 37% of federal tax and 13% of state tax plus 5% for your agent, you'd have like one sixty something left. And if I sign for $270 in Houston you've got 10% of federal tax and 0 state tax, so you're saving 13% there, so you're left with more in Houston. So what's it worth saying "oh I have a bigger contract", no you want to have more left over. You don't want a big number so it makes the biggest headlines, you want to stay with the most money. So they are things one has to analyze and do the math for.

Int: So then that adds an appeal to the Houston Astros' organization since you're left with more because of taxes.

Correa: *nods*

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I find this encouraging actually. Carlito is a smart businessman. He figured out the net-gross game that many other athletes don't get. He's basically just said he'd take 10 years, $270 million from Crane.

He’s worth $270mm over 10yrs from a roster management standpoint. We aren’t going to offer more than $200mm (if that). Someone will give him $300mm+.

All the disresoect talk doesn't leave much confidence but at the end of the day he'd get over that if we make a good enough offer.


If we are in the area of what other teams offer after taxes and all that shite I don't see how he couldn't be so tempted to stay

Sure, I suspect that the decision has already been made to let him go.

But if he'd go 9 years at $27-28 million AAV, Crane would be wise to realize that is a good overall investment. Gets Correa to age 35. You can move him to 3B if you need to do it when Bregman's deal expires.

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If we are in the area of what other teams offer after taxes and all that shite I don't see how he couldn't be so tempted to stay

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ive always felt like this is overblown but what do i know. correa literally says it matters in the interview

like i get why places in texas and florida would be a magnet for mid to lower level FAs who need every single penny knowing that every dollar counts for their livelihood. but with people like correa id think you eventually hit a point of diminishing returns where other things start to matter more. like whats the difference between only getting 160 million and 250?

obviously

but what can someone do with 250 million that they cant do with 160? only have 8 homes instead of 12? i guess im wrong though cause apparently it does make a difference

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And if I sign for $270 in Houston you've got 10% of federal tax and 0 state tax, so you're saving 13% there, so you're left with more in Houston. So what's it worth saying "oh I have a bigger contract", no you want to have more left over. You don't want a big number so it makes the biggest headlines, you want to stay with the most money. So they are things one has to analyze and do the math for.

Int: So then that adds an appeal to the Houston Astros' organization since you're left with more because of taxes.

Correa: *nods*

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Sounds like a starting point. I think Houston's front office would go for $270/10 years for Correa.

If I was them, I'd take this to the next level. I'd work out a lower base salary with a shite-ton of incentives. Correa knows that he has to pay CA taxes on all those games in Anaheim and Oakland. And NY/MA/IL taxes for all those games. But incentives would be taxed in Texas. Give him a $24M base with incentives for playing 130, 140, 150 games. Incentives for making the ASG, top 10 MVP, top 5 MVP, winning MVP, ALCS MVP, WS MVP, etc. He can make even more money in a good season like 2021 while reducing his taxable income in the commie states.