Twins fan here. I never watched baseball until this season, so I have no past seasons to compare this season of Correa to. The bat has been not great but he is the only player that consistently wows me on defense in all of MLB. He is truly a highlight reel in the infield. Def my favorite player to watch.

The one ray of hope is he's got a pretty long on base streak and is still one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball. It's not over for him yet, and he can easily turn it around

@CarlJohnson5342

11 ай бұрын

Slightly below average SS defensively this year, that being said he’s been a good hitter lately he’s going to have a great September like he did last year and finish with solid numbers. Of course he’ll be fine

@wsmokr

11 ай бұрын

​@@CarlJohnson5342Plus a really bad ankle that will limit his lateral movements in the future.

@Swampertman2

11 ай бұрын

@@CarlJohnson5342 he's not below average. Only 4 errors and a .989 fielding percentage is fantastic for a SS

@krunkcrabs

11 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm a twins fan and watch a lot of our games. The dudes glove is amazing. The amount of tough throws to first he's made has sold me as a fan. I think that the hitting is a struggle but something weird was going on with the whole twins batting lineup. I think he will heat up eventually and he's still been hitting with power pretty well. The twins still have him high in the order so it seems like the organization still has faith too.

@811chelseafc

11 ай бұрын

@@Swampertman2fielding percentage is possibly the least useful stat when it comes to rating someone’s defense.

I know this makes me a bad person, but Carlos Correa struggling brings me joy

@BloodoperaBlackvomit

11 ай бұрын

Ha most of the world agrees with you.

@Marc21j

11 ай бұрын

That's such a trash comment

@Jujewjuices

11 ай бұрын

As a Mets fan that was pissed when we signed him. I agree

@spaghettisauce445

11 ай бұрын

dont worry everyone hates cheaters

@kantas8769

11 ай бұрын

@@spaghettisauce445you cry more when they win too 😂😂😂

Just want to say I've watched Carlos since 2015. When he struggles at the plate he has a rare ability to shift gears and play hard at defense. The guy is incredibly gifted with a glove and by no means should that be overlooked.

He’ll be fine. He hasn’t been good this year but a 94 OPS + isn’t horrendous. I doubt he returns to his best performances, but i think next year he’ll be a clear top 5 SS still. He still brings good defense and as a mostly unbiased fan I think he will be just fine. Good vid Jolly

@babybison2881

11 ай бұрын

Top 5 SS? Witt Seager Turner Elly Bichette Lindor Bogaerts Dansby Wander (if he's not in jail) Volpe O'Neil Cruz Not saying they're all better than him, but SS is deep. Top 5 is a stretch for Correa.

@bobhutar3360

11 ай бұрын

@@babybison2881 SS is bad this year. Volpe top 10? O'neil top 10? lol

@babybison2881

11 ай бұрын

@@bobhutar3360 projections for next year. Following the initial commenter sentiments about next year. But, i disagree its been terrible. I feel like SS has been talent-wise and production-wise, the deepest position in baseball, this year. And the deepest its been in a long time.

@Tsuny999

Ай бұрын

@@babybison2881 better than everyone you named 😂😂😂

@babybison2881

Ай бұрын

@@Tsuny999 you must be drunk

As a twins fan it sucks to see him struggle but I have a feeling that without him they wouldn’t be nearly as good if you replaced him with someone with an identical stat line

@aforty1

11 ай бұрын

You’re right, they’d be 1.6 games worse. That’s literally what the fWAR stat tells us.

@BatBoyEditz

11 ай бұрын

@@aforty1 No they wouldn’t. They would be a lot worse because Correa is a massive leader and a meantor for our young guys

@cheetofingersbum

11 ай бұрын

​@BBoyeditz not to mention he's been very solid defensively and a lot of double plays wouldn't have been turned without his cannon arm

@ashishkhatri2771

11 ай бұрын

@@aforty1Found the stat monkey

@BatBoyEditz

11 ай бұрын

@@cheetofingersbum Yes

As a Twins fan, Correa and Buxton have been struggling a lot this year, which is unfortunate. I think Correa will have a better September (he was the only guy that showed up in September when they collapsed last season) and has been playing better as of late. I am also optimistic the Twins can break the playoff losing streak. The starting pitching has been great this season, led by Sonny Gray, Pablo Lopez, and Bailey Ober. Also the Twins have a lot of young guys that shown potential, like Eddy Julien, Royce Lewis, Matt Wallner, Alex Kirilloff (currently injured, though), and Ryan Jeffers, who’s the most improved Twin and should get more playing time over Christian Vazquez imo (Jeffers has an .884 OPS compared to Vazquez’s .601 OPS but Vazquez has played six more games).

@Jack-nm3kd

11 ай бұрын

Our young talent has really been fun to watch, but I didn't expect Buxton and Correa to fall off offensively. Just think if those two could get going and how far this team could potentially go.

@Landis_Grant

11 ай бұрын

Your Twins won’t go far in the playoffs when you see that ALL of the teams in AL that will make the playoffs are much better than they are including: Orioles Mariners Rays Rangers Astros -- Possible: Blue Jays

@jimwerther

11 ай бұрын

Sonny Gray melts in big spots

@flip-antonio8425

10 ай бұрын

@@Landis_GrantWe shall see my friend

As a giants fan, I was mad when they signed him and relieved when it didn’t go through. I think he’s a great player, and will hopefully turn things around, but I never imagined he was worth the asking price.

@morcatna4767

11 ай бұрын

Same bro 🤝

I'll have a bit of positive impression of him since he hit the game winning home run for my first MLB game this summer against the Brewers.

Giants dodged the biggest bullets ever in Correa and Rodon…..sad about gausman though

@lordcolinb

3 ай бұрын

Ya that's weird. Snell is proving you need spring training

Hes' struggling offensively, but I think his intangibles are significant. He's insanely supportive of every player, always cheers them from the dugout, and who his baseball mind is exceptional.

@golfmaniac007

11 ай бұрын

$300 million dollar cheerleader....nice.

@DillonDeluxeEdition

11 ай бұрын

reminds me of the mental gymnastics of trying to defend the Jason Heyward contract

@Jack-nm3kd

11 ай бұрын

For sure, he's a good clubhouse leader. He's still been good defensively too. Yeah the offense has fallen off though.

@BeefPapa

11 ай бұрын

I can do that as well

@daniel-eg2oq

11 ай бұрын

Those intangibles, bang bang 🗑️

Twins fan right here, and I gotta say I’m surprised you didn’t include his GDP stat into this as well. So far this year, he’s already hit 25 GDP in 116 games played, and that leads the league this year. Compared to his highest, which was last year with 18 GDP with 136 games played. I’ve been watching with my dad all year and we’ll have a runner on first or first and second and as soon as Correa comes up, we know he’s gonna roll one over or strikeout, and most of the time it comes true. 80% of the time this year he’s been a rally killer which is so frustrating to watch when our starters have been putting out quality innings all year just to watch Correa roll over a four seamer in the zone for an inning ending double play. The one thing that has been saving him is defense at short, he’s got a vacuum of a glove over there and a cannon of an arm with every throw. Whenever it’s hit in his vicinity it’s basically an automatic out, with him making a stellar play or two at short every game I’ve watched. I just hope he can bounce back next year and beyond for us because I know what he can do offensively and we need that from him to compete and win and do anything in the playoffs.

@adamullerich

11 ай бұрын

Uhhh GDP was mentioned in the video

@unkledoda420

11 ай бұрын

10:23 here it is, they mentioned it.

When isn't something shocking? Everything is shocking. I'm no longer shocked about anything anymore.

Interesting, I watched another video about Tim Anderson's struggles this year and they noticed almost the same thing: taking way more fastballs than he has in previous years and whiffing at the off speed more. I'm thinking both are injury related but it's hard to say.

@gabrielv.2647

11 ай бұрын

It really isnt the samething really Anderson hasn't signed a deal like Correa did. But a I get what your saying. Anderson when right is one of the best hitters and SS in the game.

@Dulcimerist

11 ай бұрын

Were Tim Anderson's struggles shocking as well? I didn't expect either player to have such a down year this season.

@jimwerther

11 ай бұрын

@@gabrielv.2647 Anderson is a butcher at short

Plouffe said it best on Baseball Today; his intangibles balance out his offensive struggles. He’ll pick it up once the postseason starts

@warlordofbritannia

11 ай бұрын

The glove work probably helps too

@mk_vqz4086

11 ай бұрын

First round bounce

@rodrigog.8790

11 ай бұрын

excellent coping mechanism

So glad the Giants dodged a bullet even though they almost had to deal with this shit

As a Twins fan that watches most games, my biggest takeaway is he needs to start his hands need to be farther back. I think the main problem is he just can’t get his bat through the zone quick enough. But, he’s still been a fantastic pickup because of his defense, leadership, and postseason experience. Still have hope for C4 and just chalking up this year as a poor one, something that all people who have played baseball probably have experienced.

18 playoff homers is INSANE!

I saw that Kyle Higashioka doubles Vladmir Guerrero Jr in fWAR and is also tied with correa

He is hitting better and the Twins are one feet in the postseason where he always performs well. If he gets 20 HR, plus the premiun defense he provides plus good hitting in the postseason, still can be considered a good season.

@morcatna4767

11 ай бұрын

True

His glove is still amazing

The Mets and Giants really dodged a bullet with this guy.

@jimwerther

11 ай бұрын

Maybe. It's early.

Saturday morning + Jolly = a great day 🔥

Twins fan here...not concerned. He's the best glove we've EVER had at SS. Hell, he made two plays last night that no other Twins SS would ever have made. His exit velocity is still fine. Better to have him than Baez or Trevor Story, or worse....still be stuck with IKF and Donaldson (Thanks again, Yankees, lol)

@KevinSorbo.

11 ай бұрын

Wow the twins have really let you down when you're happy with a terrible playing cheater... Kirby Puckett would literally roll in his grave seeing how far the twins have fallen

@bemhibbits4157

11 ай бұрын

​@@KevinSorbo. Would he 'literally roll in his grave"? Dead people can't roll around. They're dead and inanimate. Did you have to rub two brain cells together for a few hours to come up with that?

The dude got paid, he’s got generational wealth for he and his family. Can’t hate on him for providing for his kids and grandkids. But with how bad this guy’s attitude has been in the past, I can hate on that. I don’t feel bad for his decline at all.

Great insight on what’s causing Correa to to tank this season. Any chance you could evaluate Machado with my Padres? I’m a life-long Padre fan with huge expectations for this 2023 season. Unfortunately, our team sucks & will not even make the wildcard playoffs. It all starts with Machado, the team captain, who signed a huge multi-year extension before the season. He has definitely not lived up to the contract & is having career lows in many offensive categories. Thanks again for sharing your expertise.

just saw this video now for the first time, thankfully carlos played elite defense in the playoffs and went 9/22 with 4 RBI and a .965ish OPS in 6 games. cant wait for opening day

I’ll never forget how happy Mets fans were when they “signed” him

His defense is still top tear and the bat has been heating up as of late, he’s having a down season but people acting like this is the end of the world when it’s not. He will get back on track.

Astro fan here who has followed Carlos close since his first minor league game. I have love for him but it has always boiled down to this issue with carlos. When rolling he is a good to very good player who wants to be paid like an elite player. He never really had many spells where he carried the astros offensively as to where yordan, altuve, springer, bregman and tucker have many times. His leadership in the clubhouse is still missed and I believe Carlos is the best arm on a double play or a cut off throw that I have ever seen. If you created a player in a lab he would look a lot like carlos...its just that hes never maxed out his ability and he certainly isnt worth the money the giants mets and twins threw at him.

One thing to be optimistic about is that his defense has gotten back to top tier after dropping off the last couple seasons. If it were him aging into regression his defense would probably be regressing too

He looks like a guy that got infected with “Gotpaidinitis”. Its a condition that unfortunately has no cure.

He seems like a consumate professional and I hope for the best of him.

the high rate of taking pitches is a twins thing this year, they’re new hitting coach has them taking sooooooooo many pitches this year and has led them to be one of the worst teams in the league for striking out

He’s still a great baseball player and expects a lot more from himself, hopefully September and the playoffs turn his season around!

As a Giants fan. I was glad they didn’t get him. I knew he was a bust. Just like Brice Harper.

@Jeschitown

11 ай бұрын

that's silly hahaha I'm assuming you being sarcastic 😅

@benjamingonzalezjr9294

11 ай бұрын

They. Dodged bullets with rodon, judge, and especially Correa. As a dodgers fan I rooted for them to sign correa. For one to have that contract drag them down and two to boo him mercilessly. Harper is on his way to hall of fame. 2x MVP. Correa once had some of that magic but he is no longer healthy or able to use cans.

@tomdower6668

11 ай бұрын

You saw what Bryce did in the playoffs last year right?

I think the two biggest things affecting his performance is the new hitting approach at the plate and his plantar fasciitis.

Mental health matters. That bullshit during the offseason most likely has him shook. I am disappointed the players union let that crap go down. There should be no contingencies with contracts, do your due diligence before announcement.

@CumLordGary

11 ай бұрын

The Giants and Mets never officially announced they signed Correa. Only people outside the team did

I feel like Trev is going to be on your doorstep within an hour or two for posting this video lmao.

He's slugging .588 in his last 15 games

As a Dodger fan who hates the Giants im actually happy for them not getting scammed/robbed out of 350mil by picking this guy up. Glad they voided the deal and left this problem in Minnesota

Good Video - a topic which has seemingly faded during the season after all the deals have fallen through.

I knew you were going to talk about his passivity. Being an Astros fans I watched Correa take the first pitch for years. It was only a matter of time before people just threw the ball down the middle and got ahead of him on the first pitch.

18 career playoff HR and .824 career playoff ops. He shows up when it matters.

The real question is, right now would you rather have Trea turner and his contract or Correa and his contract. I think I’m taking Correa

@jimwerther

11 ай бұрын

Good comment

I wish the rest of the baseball world could see Correa the way we do here in Minnesota. He really is an amazing person

@pwnmasteh

11 ай бұрын

Takes a long time to undo all the Houston stigma.

@bkg5494

11 ай бұрын

the way he acted during the 2017 WS fallout has closed that book definitively for most people. dude really put his clown shoes on and dug his own grave during those months. no sympathy here.

@beastModeRocco

11 ай бұрын

@@bkg5494 I once agreed with you on that. I thought it would be hypocritical of me to both cheer for Correa and hate the Astros. Im not here to try to change your mind. I entered the 2022 season expecting to hate Correa, but his empathy and work ethic completely changed my view of him

@supertrooperyt385

11 ай бұрын

Minnesota loves Carlos!

@jimwerther

11 ай бұрын

​@@pwnmasteh It's amazing how that stupid narrative still gets repeated. As the Athletic article made clear, electronic sign stealing was going on throughout baseball. Are you one of those who still thinks that Barry Bonds is the only guy who took steroids, while everyone on your team was clean?

As a video suggestion: The interesting career of Daniel Hudson? A flash in the pan starter for one year and then mediocre RP to World Series Champ... Would love an in depth observation of his career to this point :) Edit: He also won a silver slugger award in 2011?!?

He is unquestionably not as bad as he has been this year. Personally, I think he is pressing because of the contract, probably has some mental blocks from the failed mega deal this off-season, and doesn’t exactly have a lot of help in that offense. I’ve been saying for a while that he is highly overrated. Even at his best, he is not worth that much money. Worse still, he has an extremely difficult time staying healthy. Not a great recipe for success.

As an Astros fan I can’t say I’m sad lol but he’ll wake up in September/October he’s just built that way

An observation to improve your videos: Could you lower your headphones' microphone? Your audio is smoother when you're narrating and it becomes rough when you appear on screen. Love your content, bro!

Eyesight? Might sound dumb but I didn't realize how much I couldn't see while I played. Now I cringe.

Crazy how Correa has already been playing for 9 yrs

I always thought he'd turn it around but hasn't. Altuve still putting up numbers.

Also another thing on him not being clutch he currently leads the league in double plays

@michaeljozwiak25

11 ай бұрын

As an Astro, one of his weaknesses was his lack of hustle as a batter base-runner on batted balls.

He just doesn't have the "won't bounce back" type of personality. I'm sure '24 will be a career year for him or something.

Guess the Giants and Mets dodged a bullet, even though his defense is still elite his bat unfortunately has taken a huge step back

2023 Correa definitely had some bad luck - his BABIP for 2023 was .272, well below his career rate of .318 before 2023. 2018 saw a similar BABIP dip, and he posted a fairly similar 99 OPS+ to 2023's 94. At age 28, even for a SS, he shouldn't be declining, so it's quite possible that this was just some bad luck. Notably, his exit velocity is still pretty good, his line drive rate isn't down, and the only thing that really shifted was a drop in flyballs that was paired with an increase in ground balls. Correa probably needs to work on his swing to get back to barreling balls instead of getting on top of them. Muscles are finnicky things, and I think he can definitely rebound with an offseason to rest, recover, and analyze what happened.

He isn’t in Houston anymore that is why he is struggling. People may not like them but they get the best of their players. When players leave they are as good. Correa is another example of this. George Springer is another example. He hasn’t been as good in Toronto as he was in Houston. Dallas Keuchel too.

You can't expect most guys to maintain the high level of play after attaining generational wealth.

Jolly has had a weird axe to grind against the Twins this season. He brings up the Mahle trade constantly, personally he hasn’t regressed, defense has robounded from last year and he’s dealt with a foot and a back injury all year

@Susbus69

11 ай бұрын

Yeah as a twins fan you never hear how good they are

As an astro fan I wasn't happy for him to leave Houston, but I'm glad we let him go, but albeit I hope he turns it around. 😊

Thank God we didn't sign Carlos Correa to that 13 year deal

Today's game (8/30/2023 v Guardians) is a plain as day example of what you're talkin about, even the announcers called him out for staring at a fastball that was perfect to put into the opposite field.

A season like this from Correa is par for the course with him. All to his good seasons are spaced with one bad one(2018, 2020, 2023) so it’s not hard to say it’s likely he’ll adjust and return to form next season.

I think it's very possible that shortstops that slug well are cursed in this division.

I subbed and watched because the hat. Love it ❤

I don't understand how some people didn't see this coming, I mean apart from the twins we all saw this coming.

it's mental.... when you get to that level it almost always is unless theres an undisclosed injury

Great video man❤

He’s getting better in recent games

A lot of players have been struggling that were not used to be seeing, give it another year or two before we determine if a young player in his prime is washed or not, look at Bellinger

Eye sight issues maybe? Or a new approach that obviously isn’t working! I’ll never understand the need to fix things that arnt broken

Those grey Twins alternates confuse me so much. Those were the Marlins a couple years ago

As a Tigers fan I was so pissed when they signed Javy Baez over Correa. Now I’m just mad we signed either of them.

He's just the typical pro athlete. I can't think of a single "super star" big signing that's producing to the expectations of what they are being paid.

There is a very good thing though about his 4 seam fastball strikeouts. 4 seam fastballs are far and away the easiest pitch to see every angle possible with. You can brute force your way into learning a strike on that pitch. Correa needs to spend the offseason in a batting cage to pick that up.

Couldn’t happen to a more deserving player.

@jimwerther

11 ай бұрын

It's amazing how that stupid narrative still gets repeated. As the Athletic article made clear, electronic sign stealing was going on throughout baseball. Are you one of those who still thinks that Barry Bonds is the only guy who took steroids, while everyone on your team was clean?

One thing I gotta point out though the dude plays A++++ defense at short stop but yes the bat has been a disappointment, he hits too many ground balls.

I like how he’s wearing a diamondbacks hat

Dumb Twins owner should not have re-signed Correa after he spurned the team by opting out after Year 1 of a 3-year contract.

When I go to the mall, and I go to the Dior store and I want something, I get it.

Correa was a predictably streaky hitter in Houston. Correa’s red flag was getting handcuffed on fastballs. Luckily it never impacted his ability in the field nor his overall energy. Springer was the same player, just a bit more electrifying and spectacular athlete.

When he originally came up at the age of 20, many were projecting him to develop into a hitter on the level of a prime Alex Rodriguez. It never happened. Though he became very good, he never became truly great. And now he seems to be on the downslide, a la Mike Trout. But don't cry for the guy. His $200 million contract and hot trophy wife will keep hum smiling.

Couldn’t have happened to a better person :) Twins fans deserve more

Age? To save face he desperately needs a strong September. The Giants and Mets consider themselves lucky but the Twins did get a discount. Shows you how these contracts are a ticking time bomb.

great vid jolly, but it is "twin cities" as in plural /minneapolis/st.paul -- not twin city.

I'm so glad the Mets didn't sign him...

All this tells me is they need to do away with the division rankings and just have the best records in the AL and the NL make the playoffs. The twins don’t deserve to make the playoffs. Bc now one of the great teams in the Al East and west won’t make the playoffs bc for some reason the twins get an automatic lock with that terrible record in that awful division. 6 different teams in the AL east and west have above 70 wins. While the twins have 69. It makes it even worse when you look at their division and they’re the only team above .500. It happens every year some trash team from the AL central gets into the playoffs and they immediately get knocked in the first round.

Carlos has shown that he studies tape and studies stats. He knows what's going on with his offense. Now, it's just a matter of cleaning up what can be cleaned up. I think he'll do that. I've often said while he was an Astro that he should be moved to a less demanding defensive position, such as 1B or the outfield. Correa's pride may disagree with that but I think this is a transition he should make now that he has a secure contract.

@jimwerther

11 ай бұрын

You want to move a gold glove shortstop to first base?

The strikeouts looking would partially account for his ball-in-play statistics being the same. Striking out looking doesn't count against your hard-hit rates

That’s WORLD SERIES WINNER Travis Jankowski to you

Carlos got his contract. His numbers last year were great to land a high contract this year…we know what happened. He’s still good all around player.

@jonathangutierrez1931

11 ай бұрын

You're insinuating the astros were cheating in 2022? GEEZ

not really shocking when he had two years in houston in the last 5 on par with this.

Paying guys huge sums of money seem to drop the killer instinct if 85% of guys. It is what it is

ah man, that ‘if and when they take the AL Central’ put a fire in this Cle fan’s stomach.. thank you

What if it’s the pitch and player clock messing with him

Hard to feel bad for a guy who makes $200 million instead of $350 mil.

Good. Hopes he learns his lesson. Going about if you dont have the facts rant. Lol well illuminate us then Carlos. Or do so once you retire. Would love to hear it

i thought it was an error when i looked at the twins batting stats.

he's had plantar fascitis all season and managed to keep playing at an okay clip, this is silly

@aliraeh

11 ай бұрын

This. The man is leading the Twins in games played, PAs, hits, RBI. His defense is solid. Grittiness only matters I guess when you’re not watching with a sore bottom.