....for all of 86 games. Granted, not his fault, necessarily, that he couldn't play.
This was bookended by 2023s .230 average and .711 OPS (and I thought you were an old school Triple Crown stats guy, and here embracing the newfangled OPS as the kicker) in 135 games and 2025s .698 OPS. And one of those 3 of the last 5 was with Houston.
As players age, it seems it is most accepted to look more at more recent play than many years past as an indicator of future performance, along with the difficulties of staying on the field. But every year is a new year. Lots of career years happen in the 30s.
Correa surely had his value. But $30+ million a year? The players seemed to embrace him as a leader, ignoring what many fans can't get past, but then, the players on the same team pretty much had no choice. Falvey had a love affair with him that was a bit over the top. It was his pet deal. Not just once either. And then, he closed the deal by getting a nothing back, really, and gave him another $33 million of Twins money to play for Houston the best he can. I knew a radio announcer once who's name was Ben Dover.