{"id":279774,"date":"2024-02-05T09:11:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=279774"},"modified":"2024-02-05T09:11:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:11:29","slug":"twins-correa-looking-forward-to-a-healthy-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=279774","title":{"rendered":"Twins Correa Looking Forward To A Healthy 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mn Twins – Carlos Correa<\/a>\u00a0says that Twins hitting coach David Popkins doesn\u2019t believe that Correa is already hitting six times a week — so he sends videos every day as proof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018Bro, no way you\u2019re hitting six times a week,\u2019\u201d Correa said with a laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In return, Popkins sends through videos of Correa\u2019s teammates — Jose Miranda and Alex Kirilloff — who are already working similarly hard to build up from injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like to be informed,\u201d Correa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though TwinsFest took place in late January, Correa said at that point that he already felt built up for Spring Training and that, most importantly, the foot that bothered him throughout 2023 was feeling much better. For the first time in three offseasons, Correa finally had the chance to work out and build up without worrying about a contract negotiation — and he took advantage, knowing the importance of a bounceback season in \u201824.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know me,\u201d Correa said. \u201cI\u2019m not going to blame my offensive struggles on [plantar fasciitis]. It was more than that. But this year, I\u2019m going to show up healthy, ready to go. My swing feels great. I want to have a big year. That\u2019s what I\u2019m preparing for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correa isn\u2019t an excuse-maker, so he won\u2019t say it outright, but it was obviously the plantar fasciitis in his left heel that contributed significantly to his paltry .230\/.312\/.399 slash line, with 18 homers and a below-average 94 OPS+ last season, struggling to find swing mechanics that would work for him through the pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though the foot took longer than he expected to fully heal (without a surgical procedure), Correa said he felt good by late December, when he started running and sprinting. He\u2019d already been hitting since November, marking his first time in \u201ca while\u201d that he started so early, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Popkins will come down to Correa\u2019s home in Houston a few times, the shortstop said, and teammates like Nick Gordon and Miranda will also be there, as Correa eagerly anticipates debuting a simpler, more efficient swing in 2024 that he hopes will reset the mechanical struggles of \u201823 and help him rebound from the worst full-season numbers of his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a largely quiet offseason for the Twins, but the hope is that the brunt of their improvement could come from within — from healthy, closer-to-full seasons from Correa, Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis. Buxton and Correa, the centerpieces of the roster, performed at well below their expectations throughout 2023, while Lewis was limited to only 58 games due to his injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correa is ready to turn that narrative around — and he\u2019s been working hard to make that happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI found a spot where I feel comfortable, where I feel I can drive the ball and be consistent and be repeatable with my mechanics,\u201d Correa said. \u201cYou guys will see.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mn Twins – Carlos Correa\u00a0says that Twins hitting coach David Popkins doesn\u2019t believe that Correa is already hitting six times a week — so he sends videos every day as proof. \u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018Bro, no way you\u2019re hitting six times a week,\u2019\u201d Correa said with a laugh. In return, Popkins […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":279775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-279774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=279774"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279776,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279774\/revisions\/279776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/279775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=279774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=279774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=279774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}