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Friday, December 23, 2022

Sources: Giants hold team meeting after Carlos Correa agreement falls apart - NBC Sports Bay Area

Sources told NBC Sports Bay Area that president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi spoke to the team on a short Zoom call in the afternoon that included players, manager Gabe Kapler, coaches and members of the staff.

Zaidi did the majority of the talking before opening it up to questions, and people on the call said he took responsibility for what happened this week and told players he believes in the group, but that many questions still were left unanswered.

The Giants have not given further details publicly because Correa’s new deal still is pending a physical with the Mets. That was true on their internal call, too, leaving some players to continue to wonder about the specifics of how the Correa deal unraveled in the hours before he was set to be introduced.

jimfurtado Posted: December 23, 2022 at 09:57 AM | 12 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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   1. The Duke Posted: December 23, 2022 at 05:27 PM (#6110736)
Taking responsibility means resigning. Saying you are taking responsibility is just words people say.
   2. Tony S Posted: December 23, 2022 at 06:09 PM (#6110741)
Well, if (a) Correa's contract was valid only if he passed a physical, and (b) Correa didn't pass said physical, then the process worked as it should have. There wouldn't be any mistake to take "responsibility" for.

If the Giants had ignored the physical, and Correa then permanently blew out his back on June 22nd, THEN some heads would be expected to hit the pavement.

To me the interesting thing is whatever issue the Giants didn't want to deal with but the Mets had no problem with.
   3. McCoy Posted: December 23, 2022 at 06:18 PM (#6110742)
I am extremely tired of people thinking that one who "screws up" must be fired or removed from their job.

   4. The Duke Posted: December 23, 2022 at 06:19 PM (#6110743)
I doubt the process calls for setting up a media day with tons of players and local media and the calling it off when the physical, which should already be completed, turns up a problem. Something went very wrong.
   5. McCoy Posted: December 23, 2022 at 06:19 PM (#6110744)
Re 2. Well, we don't know if the Mets are ok with it yet. The deal still hasn't been signed.
   6. sunday silence (again) Posted: December 23, 2022 at 07:19 PM (#6110753)
I thought this was about starting a Go Fund Me page for Oneil Cruz
   7. Walt Davis Posted: December 23, 2022 at 10:34 PM (#6110779)
To me the interesting thing is whatever issue the Giants didn't want to deal with but the Mets had no problem with.

Well the Mets had a $35 M problem with something and what #5 says.

Taking responsibility means resigning.

No taking responsibility means that, if ownership decides this is a firable offense, you don't try to throw an assistant GM under the bus. Resigning is "everybody knows I'm about to be fired for this."

Saying you are taking responsibility is just words people say.

Sure, this is also often true.

I doubt the process calls for setting up a media day with tons of players and local media and the calling it off when the physical, which should already be completed, turns up a problem. Something went very wrong.

And sure, this is also true. Hardly seems a firable offense for baseball GM. It's embarrassing, may cause some grief among employees, stuff needs smoothing over (say by calling a team meeting and acknowledging your responsibility ... not that it could be anybody else's except maybe the owner's). But the Giants are no worse a baseball team because they embarrassed themselves, either way they wouldn't have Correa.

This is the ecosystem of the game. Every team announces a signing before the physical is done. It seems dumb to me, it doesn't help the player (they risk their failed physical becoming public knowledge for no benefit), all it does is start the PR cycle a day or two early.

   8. Howie Menckel Posted: December 23, 2022 at 11:12 PM (#6110788)
iirc, the Giants didn't announce the signing. they announced the timing of a press conference that, due to rampant leaks, everyone knew almost certainly had to be a Correa signing.

this is the ecosystem of the game, to coin a phrase.
   9. The Duke Posted: December 24, 2022 at 12:20 AM (#6110792)
I'm not aware that teams announce signings (ie a formal announcement where press is invited ) before the physical is completed. When a signing is done, it's always pending physical. I just only watch the cardinals but they never hold a press conference before the physical.
   10. shoelesjoe Posted: December 24, 2022 at 01:39 PM (#6110832)
To me the interesting thing is whatever issue the Giants didn't want to deal with but the Mets had no problem with.


The plot thickens. Latest reports say the Mets also have a problem with Correa’s physical.
   11. Walt Davis Posted: December 24, 2022 at 02:03 PM (#6110835)
#8: Sure, I should have said every team or every player's agent or both leak news of the signing before a physical is done.
   12. McCoy Posted: December 24, 2022 at 02:56 PM (#6110841)
A lot of baseball operations leaders should be resigning this offseason it looks like.

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