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• YaoPau

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  Bullshit.  The Yanks won't let Boston add Santana while they have a rotation of Wang and four prospects.

  These are the same teams that offered in the area of $50 million just to talk to Dice-K last year.  They've already added Hughes and Ellsbury to their offers for Santana, and my guess is they'll keep upping it till the other balks.  The Twins would be crazy to pull the trigger now.

  Posted 12/3/2007 [reply] [flag]

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FOX: Rosenthal - Twins better act fast on Santana
Published 12/3/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
FOX: Rosenthal - Twins better act fast on Santana It might be now or never for the Twins if they wish to trade left-hander Johan Santana. According to major-league sources, Santana has informed the Twins that he would not waive his no-trade clause during the season, ending any chance that he could be moved before the July 31 non-waiver deadline. Players with no-trade protection occasionally adopt such positions when they are in the free-agent years, fearing that their performance could suffer if they change teams and/or leagues just months before hitting the open market. ... ...

Winter Meetings Prelude: Matsui And Astros. Santanamania
Published 12/3/2007 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
... And, it’s not as if new GM Bill Smith and the Twins can sit idly by before deciding to pull the trigger on a deal. Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Yankees have informed the Twins that they are willing to pull their deal off the table if the Twins do not make a decision early in the week. ...

Johan Update: A Deadline and An Ultimatum...
Published 12/3/2007 by Brian at Depressed Fan
... Johan has said he will not waive his no-trade clause after the beginning of the season. In a sane world, this would take most of the power out of the Twins' hands. If they don't get a deal done now, they're going to get nothing but two picks back for him after 2008. In this twisted world, it'll probably put the pressure on the Sox and Yanks. ...

Winter Meetings Eve
Published 12/3/2007 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
... Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Johan Santana told the Twins he will not drop his no trade clause for an in-season trade. Source ...

Some Good News??
Published 12/3/2007 at YankeesRedSox.com
Well, the Yankees obviously took my advice and set a deadline with the Twins. Furthermore, Fox reports that Santana will only agree to a trade now, so Minnesota cannot drag this out indefinitely. And, the Yankees apparently won't give into the Twins request for Kennedy, Horne or Jackson as the third part of this trade, so I would guess he isn't coming to New York. Just prepare yourself for what that means. It means a risky rotation in 2008 and the potential for Boston to have Santana and Beckett at the top of theirs. I said it in ...

Santana Won’t Waive No Trade In Season
Published 12/3/2007 by Anthony De Rosa at Hot Foot
... Ken Rosenthal on Fox Sports reports that, according to his sources, Johan Santana will not waive his no trade clause during the regular season, which means its now or never for them to deal Santana. ...

This time tomorrow, where will Santana be?
Published 12/3/2007 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
With apologies to The Kinks for the headline… Via My Baseball Bias comes word of a deadline. CNNSI’s Jon Heyman reports that the Yanks want an answer from the Twins before the clock runs out on Monday. Meanwhile, Johan Santana will not waive his no-trade clause during the season. So hopefully, this trade will fall apart, and Phil Hughes will remain a Yankee. At least, now we should know how this resolves itself in 24 hours. Will the Twins’ rookie GM pull the trigger on this or not? Meanwhile, if this deal ...

As The Santana Turns - Sunday Recap
Published 12/3/2007 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Next up is a report from Ken Rosenthal at FOXSports.com stating that Santana won’t waive his no-trade clause during the season. ...

More Pressure on the Twins
Published 12/3/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
Johan Santana will veto any trade during the 2008 season : According to major-league sources, Santana has informed the Twins that he would not waive his no-trade clause during the season, ending any chance that he could be moved before the July 31 non-waiver deadline. Players with no-trade protection occasionally adopt such positions when they are in the free-agent years, fearing that their performance could suffer if they change teams and/or leagues just months before hitting the open market. The Twins have said privately that they will be content to keep Santana if they do ...