Jayson Stark of ESPN.com is reporting that the Mets and Johan Santana likely won’t reach a deal before tomorrow morning at the earliest.
Stark describes the chances of the deal falling through as “remote,” but nonetheless possible.
…in other words, you can go to bed if you were planning to stay up for some late-breaking news…

Keith Law, of ESPN.com and Scouts Inc., unveiled his Top 100 Prospects List yesterday, which is available right now as a free preview at ESPN.com Insider.
After trading four of their top prospects to Minnesota for Johan Santana, the Mets were one of five teams to have just one prospect make the cut: OF [...]

In an article by Associated Press writer Dave Campbell, former LHP Frank Viola questions whether or not the Twins received fair compensation for letting go of Johan Santana.
Viola, as quoted by Campbell:
“I question the trade somewhat, as a fan of the Twins and not an ex-ballplayer, I guess if you’re a [...]

According to Jon Heyman at SI.com, although the Mets and Johan Santana’s agents are roughly $20 million apart on the total value of the deal, “high-ranking baseball people believe the deal is all but certain to get done” before tomorrow’s 5 pm deadline.
…as i suggested was the case roughly an hour or so ago, heyman [...]

…i am getting a ton of e-mail from fans who are totally freaking out, fearing that the Mets will blow these contract negotiations with Johan Santana and his agents…
…i’m not worried, despite getting a text message last night that the stated the two sides are far apart…i mean, if that didn’t get me to lose [...]

NBT sent in an e-mail asking…

“What if the Mets sign Livan Hernandez for the fifth spot and Shawn Green as a backup RF/1B.  They can move El Duque to the pen with Duaner Sanchez coming back.  Now they have a surplus on arms that they can package with Pelfrey and Church to get a really good right [...]

In a report for ESPN.com, citing ‘sources familiar with the discussions,’ Jayson Stark explains that the Mets and Johan Santana remain far enough apart that a deal is unlikely to be reached until at least Friday.
Stark adds, “The sources also left open the possibility that the talks could collapse without an agreement, though the odds [...]

According to bogod, the odds on the Mets winning the 2008 World Series now sit at 5.5 to 1 – up from 10 to 1 prior to the team trading for Johan Santana.
The Red Sox are listed as the favorites to win the World Series at 3.5 to 1, while the Mets are now listed as the favorite to [...]

According to a report on MLB.com, the Orioles have made a last ditch effort to sign LHP Erik Bedard to a multi-year contract approaching $100 million.
‘Citing sources close to the Orioles,’ owner Peter Angelos called Bedard to discuss a five-year contract.
If an extension is not reached, it appears the Mariners and Orioles [...]

During the B.S. Report podcast with ESPN.com’s Bill Simmons, Baseball Tonight’s producer Gus Ramsey said the following…
“I was on MetsBlog.com, which is a great resource for all Mets fans, and all winter long the guy posts the Mets Fan Confidence Rating based on polling and stuff. And it had been hovering around six the [...]

According to multiple reports, including this site, the Mets remain confident that a contract will be worked out with Johan Santana before Friday’s 5 pm deadline.
…from what i can gather, Omar Minaya, Jeff Wilpon and John Ricco met with santana’s agents most of the day and through the evening yesterday in New York City…
According to the Pioneer [...]