Buzz: At Least Reyes or Cano for Santana
According to Ken Rosenthal at FOXSports.com, citing ‘rival executives,’ the Twins want at least ‘one big-name major leaguer’ for Johan Santana, such as Mets SS Jose Reyes or Yankees 2B Robinson Cano.
…well, of course they want that, but, the question is, will a team actually be willing to part with it…
In Newsday, At O’Brien writes that the Santana Sweepstakes are about to begin, ‘and the Yankees and Mets are expected to go all-out in attempting to acquire the ace lefthander.’
Rosenthal also writes that for Santana to approve a trade, he must also be signed immediately to at least a seven-year, $140-million deal.
However, at his blog for ESPN.com, citing a ‘well-place source,’ Buster Olney writes: “Santana may open contract discussions for something in the range of six years and $150 million, beginning with the 2009 season.”
In fact, Olney ultimately views this coming discussion, be it between the Mets and Twins, Yankees and Twins, Santana’s agent and the new team, etc, as being very, very complicated, and so, “Given all of those factors that have to be considered, it may be very hard for [the Twins] to agree to a trade, and for any interested team to finish the deal. We’ll see.”
