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during the past four offseasons with no noticeable dip. A two-month lockout this winter delayed the inevitable and allowed uncertainty to invade West Palm Beach. The Astros needed clarity, the sort that usually arrives in January or February.Players tried to dismiss it or dodge questions, but the questions persisted. As long as Correa and Trevor Story stayed unemployed, the Astros appeared a logical destination. An obvious cloud hovered above the team and its shortstop heir apparent.
“That wasn’t really my focus coming in here,” Jeremy Peña said. “With here or somewhere else, my goal is just to keep getting better, keep improving and that’s what I’m going to keep doing.”afforded a clear path forward for Peña and the players around him. It never felt as if the Astros would allow a franchise cornerstone to depart only to sign Story. Story agreed on a six-year, $140 million contract with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, confirming the presumption.
“Quite honestly, I think the clarity is nice,” ace Justin Verlander said on Saturday after Correa’s deal became public. “When I first got here to camp, I talked to Peña for a while and I really enjoyed speaking with him. He’s a bright, young kid has said all the right things. I think he has the right mentality, you just never know what you’re going to get with a first-timer — everyone says he’s spectacular.
Peña now has three weeks to prove it. Manager Dusty Baker called him the “front-runner” to win the shortstop job before Correa made his decision. When it arrived on Saturday morning, Peña said he had no emotional reaction. He is a polished speaker who doesn’t divulge much. On two occasions, one before Correa’s decision and another afterward, Peña deemed himself “ready” for the opportunity to fill his shoes.
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