Buzz: Wilpon is Open to Santana’s Demands
According to a person with knowledge of the 
negotiations, Fred Wilpon is willing to meet Johan Santana’s contract demands, writes Joe Christensen at his blog for the Star-Tribune.
…as i had written before, the sticking point for most teams has been the length of the contract, specifically because of insurance…
Christensen continues by writing…
“If Minaya swings the trade, as I wrote about today, Wilpon is confident he’ll get Santana signed. In the Mets’ camp, there is a belief that the price for Santana won’t be quite as high as advertised. Santana might ask for a six-year, $150 million extension, but there’s a belief teams could negotiate down from there.”
…well, like i have been saying, according to people close to him, santana prefers to pitch for the Mets and may be willing to work with them so a deal can get done…
This morning, Christensen wrote that the Mets can land Santana if they add Fernando Martinez to their current offer of Carlos Gomez, Deolis Guerra, Kevin Mulvey and Phil Humber
…my initial fear was that this report by christensen would motivate the Yankees…however, from what i can gather, the Mets are the only team that is truly being proactive in these negotiations…which is why the Mets are reluctant to part with martinez…and which is why the Twins will ask for him…
…i keep hearing fans and media say the Mets should retain martinez because they may be bidding against themselves…the thing is, the Twins do not have to trade santana today…or so they’ll say…by dragging their feet, the Twins can hold up the Mets from making other moves, such as inquiring about Joe Blanton or pursuing Bartolo Colon, etc, all of which could easily be unavailable to them in a few weeks…
…so, the Twins do have leverage in the sense that if the Mets want santana, and if santana wants the Mets, they can insist that martinez be included…sure, the Mets can wait and remain patient, and keep martinez out of the package, but who knows what will or will not happen in the meantime…
