The Houston Astros are one of the favorites to win the World Series, and it could wind up being a last hurrah for star shortstop Carlos Correa with the franchise.

Correa isn't under team control past 2021 and rejected extension offers earlier in the year. Based on his recent comments, he seems to be preparing to go elsewhere in free agency.

Via Andy McCullough of The Athletic:

“My last year with the Astros, hopefully we can win another championship,” Correa says. “I can leave this great organization with two of them.”

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Correa won the World Series with the Astros in 2017, though to many that is a tainted championship because of the cheating scandal surrounding the team. While Houston has faced plenty of backlash from opposing fans this season, Correa has relished in it and remains proud of what he and the franchise accomplished.

The 26-year-old now wants to win another title before potentially moving on. With fellow shortstops Fernando Tatis Jr. and Francisco Lindor recently inking massive extensions worth over $300 million, Correa wants to get paid the big bucks as well. He turned down offers from the Astros worth $120 million over six seasons and then $125 million over five seasons.

Correa has a slash line of .278/.371/.479 this season with 19 home runs and 68 RBI. He has the highest WAR on the team and was named to his second All-Star team. The Astros have the highest run differential in the AL and the second-highest in MLB.

If this is truly it for Correa in Houston, it will have been quite the ride since he joined the club as a 20-year-old in 2015.