Ryan Church could be part of Santana deal

Johan Santana Update

Posted 1/24/2008 on MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED.

UPDATE : (1/24) 4:29 (EST)- As per the Boston Herald , the NY Mets could be tweaking their offer to the Twins to include “major league ready” outfielder Ryan Church, along side of either Fernando Martinez or Carlos Gomez. Mike Pelfrey’s name is now coming up in some whisperings, as well. We know the previously rumored deal was said to have included Guerra, Mulvey, Humber, ...

Read: Outfielders Who are Still Available

Posted 1/24/2008 on MetsBlog.com

In a column for ESPN.com , Jerry Crasnick takes a look at the large number of free agents who are still looking for work in MLB, such as outfielders Barry Bonds and Shannon Stewart . …let’s just say, for the sake of argument, that the Mets ended up trading Ryan Church in a deal for Johan Santana , as Michael Silverman alluded to in this morning’s Boston Herald , then ...

Boston Says Mets Lead For Santana

Posted 1/24/2008 on Bronx Liaison

With Yankees, Red Sox and Mets columnists coming to a current consensus on the Johan Santana trade front, the question remains, can the Mets close a deal? At one point or another all three teams "led" the race to acquire the lefty, and yet the lead did not last long enough. Today's Boston Herald article brings some new names to the table, including recent addition Ryan Church and pitching ...

Buzz: Is Church in Deal for Santana

Posted 1/24/2008 on MetsBlog.com

In today’s Boston Herald , citing baseball insiders in touch with both the Mets and Twins, Michael Silverman writes… “The Mets, and not the Red Sox or Yankees, remain the front-runner as the team most likely to succeed in pulling off a trade for Minnesota ace Johan Santana .” According to Silverman, “There are indications that Fernando Martinez would be in the deal, along with major ...

The arrow still points at the Mets, with a new proposal!

Posted 1/24/2008 on Dom D's Mets Fan Blog

In the Boston Herald, Michael Silverman writes, "A package the Twins could receive will probably not include both of the Mets’ top outfield prospects, Carlos Gomez and Fernando Martinez. There are indications that Martinez would be in the deal, along with major league outfielder Ryan Church and at least two other prospects. Starter Mike Pelfrey could be part of the deal as well. . . ." Still I ...

Implications of church being included

Posted 1/24/2008 on Mets Fever

Michael Silverman of The Boston Herald is reporting that the Mets are the front runners for Johan Santana. Well, we've been hearing this for almost two weeks now, but in Silverman's article their are two different names which may have roster implications for this year's team. Silverman lists Ryan Church as the major league ready outfielder and Mike Pelfrey as one of the pitchers. The Mets, ...

Church In Santana Package?

Posted 1/24/2008 on Mostly Mets

The rumor out of Boston, courtesy of this article in the Boston Herald, has Ryan Church being included in the package the Mets are offering the Twins for Johan Santana. This is an interesting development and helps explain the Lastings Milledge trade. It was widely known that Milledge’s trade value had gone down and that [...]

Mets Involve Church In Bid for Santana

Posted 1/24/2008 on Twinkie Town

Who is this now?  Did you say "Ryan Church"? Online at the Boston Herald , Michael Silverman says that the most recent activity in the race for Johan still has the Mets as the front-runner, except some of the pieces have changed.  Fernando Martinez is rumored to be included, as well as a combination of pitchers Guerra, Humber and Pelfrey.  Carlos Gomez is NOT mentioned, but ...