Read: Neal on Santana, Mets and Twins
At his blog for the Star-Tribune, La Velle E. Neal III conducts a Q&A with himself regarding the future of Johan Santana and Joe Nathan, among other issues facing the Twins.
Neal, on the Mets…
“I still hear that, unless the names Wright and Reyes enter the picture (and I doubt they will), the Mets have no shot.
The word at the winter meetings was that the Mets kept their name involved for PR purposes. This is an indication that the Twins may not be that fond of some of the Mets prospects.”
…i have heard this ‘PR theory,’ as well, and while i believed it to be the case then, i do not think it is so today…the Mets have interest…back at the Meetings, Omar Minaya targeted Dan Haren, a) because he is under contract, and b) he is not currently seeking a seven-year extension, like santana…and, as hard as this is to believe, the Mets, like most teams, are very much against signing a pitcher beyond five years, even if he is the best pitcher in baseball…so, i would not be shocked if the ‘public relations theory’ had been true…today, though, with haren having been traded to the D’Backs, and Erik Bedard being too costly, i know the Mets interest is legit…
