Thanks to Kelsie Smith for compiling these in the Pioneer Press:
JOE NATHAN
“There’s definitely going to be a different feeling. But (the Twins) are not going to do this deal unless they got the right guys for (Johan Santana). Most of us really don’t know a whole lot about them - from what we hear, these […]
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LaVelle’s article today confirms that Santana used his no-trade clause to force the Twins into making a deal by the end of the day yesterday:
“According to a person familiar with negotiations, Santana and his agent, Peter Greenberg, gave the Twins until the end of the day on Tuesday to get a deal done or Santana […]
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I have been consistently in the camp that believed the Twins had to get Fernando Martinez to make a deal with the Mets. Obviously, that didn’t happen. I’m definitely disappointed in that. But, it’s time to move on.
What seems evident is that Johan was ready to leave. The thing that doesn’t […]
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According to an interview on KFAN w/ Chad Hartman with Bob Nightengale:
Twins managment were left scrambling at the end.
Yankees were no longer offering Hughes.
A July trade would not have brought more players.
Twins are getting ready for 2010.
Twins payroll now lowest in AL Central
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According to USA Today:
“The New York Mets have agreed to a trade for two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana, giving up four prospects to acquire the left-handed ace of the Minnesota Twins, according to two high-ranking Twins officials with knowledge of the talks and a person close to Santana.
The […]
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From a KFAN interview moments ago:
ESPN’s Buster Olney says a likely reason Santana hasn’t accepted the rumored new offer from the Twins (5yr $100m) is that the players union doesn’t want players at the top of the salary ladder taking “under-market” money. It would take a lot of guts for Santana to accept less than […]
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MLB Trade Rumors reports on John Heyman’s latest:
“The Mets are offering Gomez/Humber/Mulvey/Guerra but not Fernando Martinez. If they get Santana, the Mets will commit to only five years but with a high average annual value of $22-25MM.”
Again, if Fernando Martinez is included in a Santana deal I will be genuinely excited that the Twins have […]
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According to MetsBlog.com via a NY radio show, the Twins made a new offer to Johan, but he rejected it:
“…[C]iting ‘the word,’ Johan Santana recently turned down a five-year, $100 million contract offer from the Twins, because he is still holding out for a seven-year, $140 million deal.”
This is the height of spreading rumors: One […]
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Buster Olney, former Yankees beat writer and ESPN The Magazine writer is reporting that the Twins are ready to make a move — possibly as early as today.
Will the Yankees cave under the pressure? I think they might.
Will the Red Sox decide hoping for future stars to bud is less important than becoming a […]
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Bedard to the Seattle Mariners appears to be a done deal. So, what does that have to do with the Twins? Plenty.
For those of you losing patience, you may not like that it complicates things between the Mets and Twins. It appears the Mariners have given up a very nice package of […]
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