Report: High Profile Free Agent Hires Scott Boras

Another high profile shortstop joins Scott Boras.

Kade Kistner | Jan 18, 2022

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Despite the Major League Baseball lockout, major league players are making moves. The most recent is free agent Carlos Correa and his switch to mega agent Scott Boras according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Free agent SS Carlos Correa has hired Scott Boras as his agent, Correa tells ESPN.

In a statement he said: “I have made the decision to hire Boras Corporation to represent me moving forward. Boras Corporation offers the highest level of baseball expertise and proven experience.”
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 19, 2022

Correa, who was apart of the cheating scandal that saw the Houston Astros win the 2017 World Series, is one of the hottest remaining free agents on the market. At just 27-years-old, Correa is in his prime when it comes to contributing to a baseball franchise.

However, Correa saw an injury-plagued career in 2019, but rebounded in 2021 slashing .279/.366/.486. That was a far cry from his 2017 season, in which he hit .315/.391/.550 with 24 home runs, a career year.

Correa is the top remaining shortstop in the free agent market, but doubts surrounding his performance outside of the Astros organization have raised doubts to his viability long term to a competing franchise looking to employ his services.

There is little doubt that agent Scott Boras will try to extract the full value that he believes his client deserves going forward.

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Published Jan 18, 2022

KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.