Usatoday.com reports about the Mets landing Johan Santana:
“The deal is pending the Mets and Santana reaching agreement on a six- or seven-year contract extension and that Santana passes a physical; they have been granted a 48 to-72-hour window to do so. Santana has a no-trade clause that he will waive if agreement is reached on […]
At Rotoworld.com, they write about how the Twins are in no rush to give up Johan, and are waiting for the right deal:
ESPN’s Jayson Stark says the Twins are telling teams that they’re willing to hold on to Johan Santana into spring training as they attempt to get the package of players they want.
No one […]
First of all, I’d like to apologize for my lack of posting, I have been really busy lately.
John Young of Mets Bullpen’s affiliate Shea Nation writes about how the Mets are still an option for Johan:
I didn’t want to post any new Johan Santana rumors until after the new year, but The Star Tribune wouldn’t […]
According to a source at Newsday.com, the Yankees chances have gone down a lot of getting Johan Santana.
Johan Santana is not expected to be the Yankees’ big Christmas present, a source with knowledge of the situation said Friday.
“I don’t see it happening with us,” the source said. “We pulled out in Nashville, and we haven’t […]
According to this NY Post article,
Brian Cashman and Steinbrenner do not want to give up 2 of the 3 top pitching prospects n their organization, Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes. Steinbrenner was quoted saying that it will not happen.
This is great news for the Mets, as it seems very unlikely the Twins will give Santana […]
George Steinbrenner was quoted earlier saying
“It’s up to Minnesota what they want to do and I assume they’re still thinking about trading him. As far as what I’m going to do, I don’t know…The door’s not closed. I’m still thinking about it.”
As far as I can tell, I think the Mets stopped trying […]
Jon Heyman, of SI.com, writes:
The Mets offered different packages of prospects that included either outfielder Carlos Gomez or outfield prospect Fernando Martinez but not both, declining to include the one extra prospect the Twins requested to clinch the deal according to people familiar with those talks.
…so… as I was half-thinking in my head… the Twins […]
Matthew Cerrone of metsblog.com wrote last night about Johan Santana and the possibility of him coming to the Mets:
from what i can gather, Johan Santana prefers to be on the Mets, where he can a) be in New York City, and b) get out of the hitter-dominant American League…
…so, over the last few days, if […]
With nothing but chaos going on with this year’s winter meetings, it has been hard to tell where Johan Santana will be in a few weeks. Here is a breakdown of the top 3 teams:
1. Boston Red Sox
The defending champions, the Boston Red Sox, have been reportedly negotiating with the Twins trying to work […]
