Read: The Long-Term Deal for Pitchers
According to Bill Madden, in a report for the Daily News, “Almost every pitcher bestowed with a contract of five or more years has broken down and disappointed,” starting 
with Wayne Garland in 1977 through Kevin Brown in 1999, and so many others in between.
…madden gives a lot of interesting information, in support of being very, very afraid of the long-term deal…however, and i can only speak for myself, but i have a feeling this logic is totally wasted on fans…
…anyway, from what i can gather, this is as much of a roadblock in any deal for Johan Santana as any other element, not just for the Mets, but for the Yankees and Red Sox as well…and understandably so…and it’s not like these three teams are short on cash, yet they’re all still hesitant…
Multiple reports have suggested that Santana’s agent has leaked to teams that he is seeking at least a seven-year deal worth more than $140 million.
…however, the sense i get, having talked with people connected to santana, is that while this is clearly the preferred contract, if it means putting johan in to a situation he is happy to be part of, he’s willing to be creative with how a deal is structured…
