Re: Sources: Twins better act fast on Santana
- From: Gahook <gahook@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 05:42:29 -0800 (PST)
On Dec 2, 7:49 pm, Zoolander <j...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Santana says he will not accept an in-season trade. Now or never. How
do those draft picks taste?
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7517774
Sources: Twins better act fast on Santana
Ken Rosenthal / FOXSports.com
Posted: 23 minutes ago
It might be now or never for the Twins if they wish to trade left-
hander Johan Santana.
According to major-league sources, 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.
Players with no-trade protection occasionally adopt such positions
when they are in the free-agent years, fearing that their performance
could suffer if they change teams and/or leagues just months before
hitting the open market.
The Twins have said privately that they will be content to keep
Santana if they do not receive the right offer this off-season, then
entertain the possibility of trading him in July. But Santana's stance
greatly increases the chances that the Twins will act quickly.
It is in Santana's interest to be traded now because he will require a
monster contract to approve a deal. It is expected that the contract
would be at least six years and $120 million, and rather than enter
the season with the risk of injury, he would prefer the deal to be
struck as soon as possible.
If Santana refused to waive his no-trade clause after Opening Day, it
would force the Twins to carry him the entire season -- and settle for
two high draft picks if and when he departed as a free agent.
Meanwhile, the winter meetings begin Monday, and the Yankees are
threatening to pull their offer of pitcher Phil Hughes, outfielder
Melky Cabrera and a third player if the Twins do not reach a decision
early in the week, sources say.
The Red Sox also remain in the mix for Santana, offering a four-player
package that includes pitcher Jon Lester or center fielder Jacoby
Ellsbury along with shortstop Jed Lowrie. The Sox would include center
fielder Coco Crisp if the Twins chose Lester.
Ellsbury, sources say, has been available to the Twins from the start
of their discussions with the Red Sox, but not in a deal with Lester.
The Sox have told the Twins they are willing to be creative if the
Twins are that adamant that Ellsbury is included in the deal.
The sticking point with the Yankees is the identity of the third
player. The Yankees want it to be a mid-level prospect, but the Twins
have asked for players such as Class AAA shortstop Alberto Gonzalez
and Class AA right-hander Alan Horne.
It's clear he didn't want to be a Yankee," Hank Steinbrenner told the
Daily News last night. "He doesn't understand the privilege of being a
Yankee on a team where the owners are willing to pay $200 million to
put a winning product on the field.
"I don't want anybody on my team that doesn't want to be a Yankee."
Rodriguez's decision means that the Texas Rangers will save almost $30
million that had been on its way to New York to help pay for the final
three years of A-Rod's contract, which would have paid him $91 million
over those three seasons.
The Yankees were planning to offer A-Rod a contract extension of five
years and about $135 million to $140 million, a deal that would have
kept the two-time MVP in pinstripes through his 40th birthday. The
Yankees had not yet made the offer, as they were trying to set up a
face-to-face meeting with agent Scott Boras and A-Rod, a meeting that
never happened.
The Yankees have said time and time again that they will not pursue
Rodriguez as a free agent because of the money they would now no
longer receive from the Rangers. Last night, Steinbrenner made it
clear that his team had no intention of changing its tune on that
stance.
"We're not going to back down," Steinbrenner said. "It's goodbye."
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