Correa-to-Giants news gives Rogers extra energy in workout originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Carlos Correa has yet to step into the batter’s box for the Giants, and the slugging shortstop is already making an impact.
San Francisco reliever Tyler Rogers was in his home state of Colorado on Tuesday when he saw that Correa and the Giants had agreed to a reported 13-year, $350 million contract.
Landing one of the marquee free agents on the market this offseason will provide Rogers with some extra motivation as he prepares for the 2023 MLB season.
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Furthermore, Rogers noted that he’s excited to see the difference Correa will make in the heart of San Francisco’s lineup next season. Rogers spotlighted the clutch situations the former Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins shortstop has excelled at during his eight MLB seasons.
“You guys see all the highlights of him, and those are all in the clutch situations, and for a guy that’s most likely going to be hitting in the middle of our lineup every day, to have a clutch RBI guy is going to be huge ,” Rogers said.
“And you touched on kind of my history with Carlos. I believe I struck him out the first two times I faced him, and then he learned and figured all about me, and then walked and got the base hit. So, I’m sure he would have had a lot more success the more times I faced him, just because he’s that good of a player.”
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Correa now is the face of the franchise, as signing the two-time All-Star puts the Giants in the race to compete in a rugged NL West with their eternal rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The San Diego Padres are also in the mix after reaching the 2022 NLCS and having given another top-tier shortstop, Xander Bogaerts, a reported 11-year, $280 million contract.
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