Buzz: Lets Make a Deal
…yes, things are quiet, but the two sides have been in talks for quite a while…regardless, the sense i get is that a deal between the Mets and Johan Santana will not be reached tonight…
…in other words, though people close to the team still seem confident that a deal will eventually be reached, it may take a bit longer than people connected to the player initially thought…
…Update…9:30 pm…
…from what i can gather, the guaranteed money and years is not what has held things up…the final hurdle most likely deals with final year of the deal, and whether it must also be guaranteed or be an easily attained option…
…my bet is it ends up being an option, but time will tell…
This morning in the Star-Tribune, citing ‘sources,’ La Velle E. Neal III wrote that the Mets are expected to give Santana a six-year deal that would pay him about $130 million.
…i have to believe that will be the framework – since it seems like common sense, frankly…so, i’m guessing that the two sides are haggling over how to get him that seventh year he had been seeking, and which Barry Zito got guaranteed a year ago…
