Meanwhile, in Baseball
Posted on December 5th, 2007 in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Will the Red Sox land Johan Santana? Yeesh. Aren’t they good enough already?
Truth be told, I’m pleased that the Yankees didn’t give up the farm (system) to land the pitcher, as great as he is. Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy, starting centerfielder Melky Cabreraâthese young players could all be stars in a year or so.
The Red Sox, however, have such pitching depth, they can probably afford to make a deal involving young pitching. But if I were them, I wouldn’t give up that Jacoby Ellsbury; that guy looks like the real thing.
Still, without the Yankees involved, the Twins would seem to have only the Red Sox to deal with, and since Santana will be a free agent after next season, they have incentive to trade him now, while they can still get something for him. You’d have to say it’s looking good for Boston….
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12/5/2024 10:25 am
And how ’bout them Tigers, eh?
12/5/2024 6:52 pm
the latest from mlbtraderumors:
Just got an incredible rumor from a trusted New York sportswriter. Stay with me, because this one’s crazy. But rest assured that if the source wasn’t good, I wouldn’t post it.
Minnesota has initiated talks for a three-way blockbuster with the Twins and A’s. Here’s how it would go down:
Mets send Jose Reyes, Kevin Mulvey to A’s
Mets send Hector Pellot to Twins
A’s send Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson to Mets
A’s send Dan Haren to Twins
Twins send Johan Santana to Mets
Mets get Johan Santana, Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson
A’s get Jose Reyes and Kevin Mulvey
Twins get Dan Haren and Hector Pellot
The source says Haren is exactly the type of player the Twins want for Santana, a cheap frontline starter. It’s known the Mets would hate to deal Reyes but they would get some value beyond Santana. Billy Beane is happy because he gets Reyes for one more year than he had Haren plus longtime favorite Mulvey. And, he’s out of Crosby’s contract.
Thoughts?