Boston Red Sox - Deadline passes, so Yankees withdraw Santana offer - The Boston Globe

Baseball Toaster found this 12/5/2007 on www.boston.com [flag]

NASHVILLE - The decision on whether the best lefthanded pitcher in baseball will be wearing a Red Sox uniform in 2008 is in the hands of a one-time French major from North Hampton, N.H., a little town of fewer than 5,000 people in the southeast corner of the state. Bill Smith, the new general manager of the Minnesota Twins who got his first job in baseball when he skipped a week of school in ... [link]

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Bronx Banter: Fo Fizzle Santizzle
Published 12/5/2007 at Baseball Toaster
... . According to reports, the Red Sox are in "serious" talks with the Twins. It sure would be uncomfortable for us Yankee fans if Santana goes to Boston. I still think ...

BoSox may be willing to package Ellsbury for Santana
Published 12/5/2007 at MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
... , a procedural move that is part of most trade negotiations but signaled that talks with the Sox had reached a serious stage. Source: Boston.com Related: ...

Winter Meetings Day Three Open Thread
Published 12/5/2007 by royalsreview <info@royalsreview.com> at Royals Review
... - JoePo has doubts and quibbles regarding the Guillen signing. - Dick Kaegel reports that the Royals are still pursuing Andruw Jones. - This will shock you: Ron Gardenhire wants David Eckstein. Undoubtedly, Eckstein is the baseball equivalent of the Northwest Passage, late 90s Jennifer Anniston and a college football playoff. Everyone wants him, but why? - The Yankees say "they're out" re: Santana, leading to speculation in Boston that he'll either be a Red Sock or a Twin in 2008. You know the drill... if you read ...

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Angels Jump Into Johan Sweepstakes

compressed posted 12/5/2007 from www.sportsofboston.com

From Sean McAdam at Projo Soxblog NASHVILLE — Just because the New York Yankees are out of the picture on Johan Santana doesn’t mean the Red Sox necessarily have a clear path for the Twins’ ace. This afternoon the Twins were meeting with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who have jumped into the Santana negotiations at the eleventh hour. Previously, the Angels had been ...

Are Twins dealing with the wrong team?

ETVal posted 12/5/2007 from valentinesviews.blogspot.com

Baseball people seem to agree that the New York Yankees have offered the Twins a better package of players for Johan Santana that the Boston Red Sox. Yet, the Yankees appear out of the running and a deal of Santana to the Red Sox is being reported as imminent. Why?

Santana Snoozefest

We Rite Goode posted 12/5/2007 from weritegoode.blogspot.com

The Cabrera/Willis deal is nice, but baseball's off-season is still boring as heck thanks to the Red Yanx. Here's one trade proposal to liven things up.

Yankees could get involved again for Santana

Richie Rich posted 12/5/2007 from sports.espn.go.com

And are the New York Yankees really, truly out of the Johan Santana picture? Hank Steinbrenner's A-Rod about-face leaves the door open.

Buzz: Twins Reach out to Mets and Others

The 'Ropolitans :: NY Mets Baseball Blog found this 12/5/2007 on www.metsblog.com

…on monday night i wrote that the word from Nashville , from a few different corners, suggested that the Twins are once again contacting teams, other than the Yankees and Red Sox , to discuss offers for Johan Santana … During an ...

Agent: Santana yet to list preferences (AP)
While the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have emerged as the main competitors for Johan Santana, the pitcher's agent says his client is not insisting that the Minnesota Twins trade him to one of the AL powers. Peter Greenberg said his client was ...

Santana talks heat up
NASHVILLE - The Red Sox and Twins continued to talk well past the Tennessee twilight last night about a blockbuster deal that would bring ace Johan Santana to the Sox, according...

AL IN LEAGUE OF ITS OWN
LOU PINIELLA smiled. He admitted being happy to be out of the American League. "I am glad I am here," he said of being manager of the Cubs. And why wouldn't he be? The AL has become a beast. The Yankees and the Red Sox were the trendsetters, but...

THE RANT
"Pop quiz for the Yankees' 'brain trust': 'Who are you going to hear more about in the next 10 years, Alan Horne for the Yankees or Johan Santana for the Red Sox?'"

Joe Girardi: Yanks have enough to win
Joe Girardi is confident that the Yankees' rotation is good enough to win a title, although a Red Sox rotation anchored by Johan Santana and Josh Beckett would make Boston the overwhelming favorite in the American League.