Carlos Correa heads to a second arbitration hearing with the Astros

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Puerto Rican star shortstop Carlos Correa will attend a second arbitration hearing with the Houston Astros after declining the offer in his third and final year of eligibility before becoming a free agent at the end of the 2021 season.

26-year-old Santa Isabel is demanding a $ 12.5 million contract, a $ 3 million increase over Houston’s $ 9.5 million offer.

In 2019, Correa won the lawsuit to get $ 5 million after the Astros offered him $ 4.25 million. Last year, he avoided attending a hearing by agreeing to $ 8.5 million.

The 2015 AL Rookie of the Year, the top pick in the 2012 draft, comes from a shortened season averaging .264, five home runs and 25 RBI’s in 58 games.

In the postseason, he was one of the stars of October, hitting .362 with six homeruns and 17 RBI’s in 13 games. The Astros were one game away from their return to the World Series for the third time in four years by losing Game 7 of the American League Championship Series to the Tampa Bay Rays.

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