Morning Briefing: Giants' Zaidi Had Immediate Concerns About Correa

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

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Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi revealed to reporters recently that he had immediate concerns about Carlos Correa’s physical. Zaidi said that the Giants and Correa’s camp had differing opinions on the medical review, but it wasn’t an “11th-hour thing.” Correa’s introductory press conference in San Francisco was called off just a few hours before it was supposed to begin. Zaidi also mentioned that while he’s had conversations with Boras since Correa’s deal with the Mets hasn’t become official, it’s clear that re-negotiations are unlikely if the Mets’ deal collapses.

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