The Mariners have dropped out of the Johan Santana sweepstakes. A high-ranking American League official confirmed Monday afternoon that the Mariners were no longer discussing a deal for the two-time AL Cy Young Award winner who becomes eligible for free agency at the end of the 2008 season. Mariners' GM Bill Bavasi, who heads a Seattle contingent at the annual Winter Meetings, could not immediately be reached for comment. Seattle, which is trying to bolster its starting rotation, had visions of putting the 29-year-old Santana in the same rotation as 21-year-old Felix Hernandez, giving the Mariners a terrific one-two punch.