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The deal is pending the Mets and Santana
reaching agreement on a six- or seven-year contract extension
and that Santana passes a physical; they have been granted a 48 to-72-hour window to do so. Santana has a no-trade clause that he will waive if ...
Delmon Young was traded by Tampa Bay to
Minnesota on Wednesday night as part of a six-player
deal that sent right-hander Matt Garza to the Rays.
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Two of the greatest home run under-producers of
all time were teammates: Kirby Puckett and Gary Gaetti
in 1984. Puckett hit no home runs (-16), Gaetti hit only 5 (-19). Suggesting the possibility that the Twins’ two titles may have been aided by their team being among the first to discover…well, I’d better not go there. Nor will I point out that Gaetti was bald and had acne and Puckett died young.
After two days of internal discussions among front-office
executives, the Yankees swallowed hard Friday and decided to
offer Phil Hughes to the Twins as part of the trade package they hope will land them Johan Santana.
The Red Sox have have acquiesced to the
Twins' demands that they include outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury in
a trade that would send Twins ace Johan Santana to Boston. Previously, Ellsbury had been off the table. The Red Sox have indicated, however, that no trade package for Santana will include both Ellsbury and pitcher Jon Lester.
After weeks of speculation that the Yankees and
Red Sox were the two favorites to land Johan
Santana, the Twins could wind up shipping him to the Mets. Ultimately, the Mets might be the best fit. They have the greatest need. They have the money to ...
After what he described as a "slow holiday
season" for baseball business, Hank Steinbrenner is returning to
his office Thursday to begin working on "a final decision" regarding a trade for Johan Santana. And he believes the Yankees have made the top ...
Left-hander Francisco Liriano is "extremely frustrated" that he
is still in the minor leagues with the Minnesota
Twins, according to his agent, Greg Genske.
Torii Hunter's agent and Angels' GM Tony Reagins
sealed the deal at a Del Taco restaurant in
Corona, California.
The Yankees' self-imposed deadline came and went Monday
night at the winter meetings without a deal being
reached with the Twins, making it unlikely the Yanks will land Johan Santana. They now turn their attention to Oakland's Dan Haren.
While stressing there is "absolutely nothing new" in
terms of recent trade discussions with the Twins, Hank
Steinbrenner is beginning to sound convinced - if not nearly ready - to walk away from any potential blockbuster deal for Johan Santana.
The Twins and Tampa Bay Rays are close
to finalizing a multi-player deal, according to several sources
with knowledge of the discussions. The deal could be announced as soon as today. The main pieces changning teams would be outfielder Delmon Young ...
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Our own La Velle E. Neal III has
broken the story that Terry Ryan is stepping down
as Twins' GM and will be replaced by Bill Smith. Ryan is in his 12th season on the job and was the Sporting News Exec of the Year in 2006
The Star Tribune has just been contacted by
Johan Santana’s agent, Peter Greenberg. Greenberg said Santana is
mad after reading reports that he’s ordered the Twins to trade him to either Boston or New York.“Johan told me to tell you that’s ...
According to SI's Jon Heyman, the Boston Red
Sox are digging deeper into their bag of prospects
to entice the Twins to trade Johan Santana. Boston is prepared to include 1B Lars Anderson, outfielder Ryan Kalish, and right-hander Michael Bowden in a 5-1 deal. The Twins and Sox could agree on terms as early as this afternoon ...
First, my Canadian Crusher announces his engagement, and
now this.
November 5, 2007 -- CONTINUED If the Marlins
do decide to deal Cabrera, outside executives suspect they
will follow a path similar to when they traded Josh Beckett to Boston after the 2005 season. "They [Marlin officials] know what they want and they ...
NASHVILLE -- While Hank Steinbrenner set deadlines and
publicly lusted after Johan Santana , the Red Sox
just bided their time and stayed in the game. And what do you know? As Monday night turned into Tuesday morning at the winter meetings, suddenly ...
Mets Class AA catcher Drew Butera and Class
A outfielder Dustin Martin are among the players the
Twins are considering. The deal is expected to be finalized after a review of the medical records of the players involved. Castillo would replace Jose ...
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Twins agree to deal Santana to Mets for prospects