Inside the Padres' Tom Krasovic has a source who says Mark Appel turned down $6m from the Astros last night, leading to the Correa selection.
If Correa agreed to $6m (or less) it free up at least $1.2m to offer Lance McCullers, with no penalty.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
