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PHILADELPHIA — In stretching out Trea Turner’s $300 million contract over 11 years, the Phillies diluted the average annual salary for luxury-tax purposes and payroll flexibility. It’s the approach they took four years ago in signing Bryce Harper. The length of Turner’s deal, like Harper’s 13-year pact, was predicated on…

When I woke up this morning, I had no intention of writing about the Pirates for today’s newsletter. Why would I? I have mentioned them in previous editions—such as when I’ve written that they should trade their best player and when they gave up Aaron Judge’s 60th home run—but only…

MINNEAPOLIS — The reaction when it was revealed on Dec. 20 that agent Scott Boras had rebounded from San Francisco's cold feet on the signing of Carlos Correa to land a similar deal with the New York Mets was two-fold:

MINNEAPOLIS — Saying "all that matters is what I do from this point forward," Carlos Correa rejoined the Twins, passing the team's physical exams after two other teams balked at giving the 28-year-old shortstop long-term deals.

Correa agreed Tuesday to return to the Twins after richer deals with the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets both dissolved over concerns by those clubs about an old injury to his lower leg.

He reportedly agreed to a deal that can max out to more than $200 million.

Finally.

New York wanted voiding options reliant on Correa’s health in the final six years of the deal.

The wildest free agency ever.