It makes sense that the Twins didn't want to match the deal for Correa from a years standpoint but the AAV was just a shade under $28 million per year. That's more than $7 million less than the Twins paid him last year, which should have been attainable right?

We've seen a wave of deals with longer terms, and it's because teams are using them to kind of skirt the luxury tax. Correa's going to get that money whether he plays 8, 10 or 13 years but the implications are that the Giants can work closer to the luxury tax cap without going over it, perhaps allowing them to add more pitchers like Ross Stripling and Sean Manaea, which are types they've had luck with recently like Kevin Gausman. 

To me though, the Twins not wanting to go that long on a deal isn't as much about length, as about the fact that they're not worried about EVER getting close to the luxury tax line -- and that concerns me. 

What does everyone else think?