The Twins continue to stay in contact with the Red Sox, Yankees, Mets and Mariners about a Johan Santana deal. But those talks have moved so slowly it's now possible a Santana trade may not get done "for several weeks," according to one source with knowledge of the discussions.
The most surprising aspect of those talks to some baseball people is that the Mets remain in the mix. It may be because the Twins would like to move Santana to the National League if possible. But while the Mets have made a four-for-one offer built around center fielder Carlos Gomez, indications are that the teams remain far apart.
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The Twins continue to stay in contact with the Red Sox, Yankees, Mets and Mariners about a Johan Santana deal. But those talks have moved so slowly it's now possible a Santana trade may not get done "for several weeks," according to one source with knowledge of the discussions.
The most surprising aspect of those talks to some baseball people is that the Mets remain in the mix. It may be because the Twins would like to move Santana to the National League if possible. But while the Mets have made a four-for-one offer built around center fielder Carlos Gomez, indications are that the teams remain far apart.
It's believed the Mets offered Gomez, two of their three best young pitchers (Mike Pelfrey, Phil Humber and Kevin Mulvey) and another prospect for Santana earlier this month. But according to one source who has spoken with the Mets, the Twins want the Mets "to rip up their whole farm system" for Santana.
Another source said he believes the Twins countered by asking for all three pitchers, along with Gomez and much-ballyhooed outfield prospect Fernando Martinez. The Twins originally asked for Jose Reyes. But one baseball man with knowledge of those talks says that possibility was dismissed "a long time ago."
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It's become an annual tradition, of sorts, for Bert Blyleven at this time of year.
That is to wait and see if this will indeed be the year that his long wait to get into Cooperstown has finally ended.
In his 11th year on the Hall of Fame ballot, Blyleven is still hoping for the one honor that is noticeably missing from his 22-year career.
There are many people who have wondered why Blyleven has yet to receive enshrinement in Cooperstown. In a career that spanned from 1970-92 with the Twins, Rangers, Pirates, Indians and Angels, he's in the top end of almost every all-time pitching category.
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Twins Dec 2007 Archive
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Boston Herald | Dec 24, 2007
"No," David Ortiz said when asked if he thought his good friend Johan Santana would be traded to the Red Sox.
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Boston Globe | Dec 23, 2007
Sources inside the Mariners' organization still indicate they're alive on Johan Santana and Baltimore's Erik Bedard.
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Boston Globe | Dec 23, 2007
The Red Sox appear to still be offering Coco Crisp, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, and Jed Lowrie for Johan Santana.
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Pioneer Press | Dec 18, 2007
The Kansas City Royals have offered Twins' free-agent starter Carlos Silva $30 million for three years, according to Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press.
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ESPN | Dec 15, 2007
Upon word that the Minnesota Twins were considering dealing Johan Santana, the New York Yankees jumped at the opportunity to land the ace.
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ESPN | Dec 15, 2007
Third baseman Mike Lamb and the Minnesota Twins agreed Friday to a $6.
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Star-Tribune | Dec 14, 2007
The agent for Johan Santana has told teams that the price to sign him is a minimum of seven years at $20M per year.
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FoxSports | Dec 13, 2007
One day after losing his job with the Houston Astros to Miguel Tejada, shortstop Adam Everett has agreed to a one-year contract with the Minnesota Twins, according to major-league sources.
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Boston Herald | Dec 12, 2007
The Red Sox, Yankees and Mets remain the top candidates to be Johan Santana?s next home, and a Sox source yesterday indicated that nothing had changed since last week?s Winter Meetings ended in Tennessee.
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MLB.com | Dec 12, 2007
The questions surrounding Craig Monroe's future with the Twins were answered on Tuesday when the club signed the outfielder to a one-year contract worth $3.
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New York Post | Dec 5, 2007
There was a rumor Wednesday afternoon of a three-way trade with many participants, but that essentially came down to Dan Haren going to Minnesota, Jose Reyes going to Oakland, and Johan Santana going to the Mets.
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SI.com | Dec 5, 2007
The Mets have two excellent outfield prospects, Carlos Gomez and Fernando Martinez, and a handful of pitching prospects, led by Kevin Mulvey and Mike Pelfrey.
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ESPN | Dec 5, 2007
According to Peter Gammons of ESPN, the sense around Nashville is that Johan Santana will not be dealt to Boston or New York.
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New York Post | Dec 5, 2007
The Red Sox, according to an official who has been in contact with their top brass, had two goals in the process when it has come to chasing Johan Santana.
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ESPN | Dec 5, 2007
What exactly are the Minnesota Twins thinking as they sit back and contemplate Boston's two trade proposals? And are the New York Yankees really, truly out of it?
The Yankees pulled out of the Santana sweepstakes Tuesday when Senior VP Hank Steinbrenner told the Associated Press that "a deadline is a deadline.
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AP | Dec 5, 2007
The best team in baseball is getting closer to acquiring the best pitcher on the market.
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New York Times | Dec 4, 2007
According to Hank Steinbrenner, the Yankees? pursuit of Johan Santana has come to an end.
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New York Times | Dec 4, 2007
The Yankees? pursuit of Johan Santana showed a flicker of life early Tuesday morning when the Minnesota Twins backed off their demand that the right-hander Ian Kennedy be added to the Yankees? trade offer.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | Dec 4, 2007
The Twins and Red Sox exchanged medical reports on Johan Santana and Jon Lester late Monday.
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ESPN | Dec 4, 2007
Johan Santana may be dealt to Boston or stay in Minnesota in 2008.
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ESPN.com | Dec 3, 2007
In what may be a calculated response to Hank Steinbrenner's ultimatum that a deal to acquire the Twins' Johan Santana must be agreed to by Monday, Red Sox GM Theo Epstein took the opposite approach.
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MLB.com | Dec 3, 2007
The Mariners have dropped out of the Johan Santana sweepstakes.
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FoxSports | Dec 3, 2007
According to major-league sources, Johan Santana has informed the Twins that he would not waive his no-trade clause during the season, ending any chance that he could be moved before the July 31 non-waiver deadline.
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AP | Dec 2, 2007
Yankees senior VP Hank Steinbrenner said Sunday, "so if they want the best offer that has been offered to them, then they need to make up their minds."
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ESPN.com | Dec 2, 2007
The Red Sox have told the Twins that they will not trade LHP Jon Lester and OF Jacoby Ellsbury together in the package they are offering.
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New York Daily News | Dec 2, 2007
The Yankees were hoping their decision Friday to include Phil Hughes in a trade package would seal a deal for Johan Santana, but the Twins weren't wowed by the offer.
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ESPN | Dec 1, 2007
The Twins may have reached the point where they have the best offers they are going to get from the Yankees and Red Sox for pitcher Johan Santana.
