Was there even ever a slim chance that Correa ended up in Minnesota?
I guess, in some minds, there never is............ until there is.
Kinda like the dog that never bites anyone... until it does.
Verlander only needed a one year and then a two year contract. Kinda like the high dollar for Carlos Correa. In fact, the new 86.7 million (vesting option for a 3rd year) and last years 25 million contract for Verlander is only about 7 million more than the Correa contract was for 3 years, and he could opt out after one and two. Certainly if Correa was worth it, Verlander was and is worth it and maybe a bit more to outbid.
So even though it was a condescending rhetorical question, I would actually say the answer, and say it is yes. Certainly always...... at least ........ a slim chance.