Mets take the lead in Santana derby
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More Santana rumors, as usual
Published 1/23/2008 at The 'Ropolitans :: NY Mets Baseball Blog
... spring training with Santana, although that would be the worst-case scenario. For now, the Twins have stepped up their efforts to make a deal with one of these teams before camp opens." OK, so there is some sort of deadline out there, though it doesn't technically need to be adhered to. I'd love to get him on the team before ST starts, but he isn't a project, so he doesn't need much tweaking from the great Rick Peterson . Jon Heyman weighs in on the issue in his latest column on SI.com : "It appears the Twins may favor [Carlos] Gomez over Fernando Martinez because ...
Mets In The Lead For Santana?
Published 1/23/2008 by WW Staff at WasWatching.com
From Jon Heyman -
Once written off as an extreme long shot in the long-running Johan Santana drama, the Mets may actually be the favorite now. At the very least, there are indications now that they are engaging in more regular dialogue with the Twins in recent days than either the Red Sox or Yankees. And Mets general manager Omar Minaya, who loves a big deal but hasn't made one since the winter before last, has told some people in the business, "We have a shot.''
Well, if true, at the least, he won't be in Boston. So, it could be ...
Johan Santana Rumors
Published 1/23/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... SI.com's Jon Heyman and the Minneapolis Star Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III recently weighed in on the Johan Santana situation.
Neal says the Mets, Red Sox, and Yankees have all had recent discussions with the Twins about Santana. He says the Twins have "stepped up their efforts" to make a deal before Spring Training.
Heyman believes the Mets have taken the lead. He thinks it would take five or more prospects, and submission by the Red Sox and Yankees.
Heyman says the Twins may prefer ...
Heyman: Mets, Santana, Blah Blah Blah
Published 1/23/2008 by Bronx Liaison at Bronx Liaison
... All Santana, All the Time. Jon Heyman has joined the chorus of reporters who already suggest the Mets are Johan Santana's top suitor. Once written off as an extreme long shot in the long-running Johan Santana drama, the Mets may actually be the favorite now. At the very least, there are indications now that they are engaging in more regular dialogue with the Twins in recent days than either the Red Sox or Yankees. And Mets general manager Omar Minaya, who loves a big deal but hasn't made one since the winter before last, has ...
S.I.: Heyman: Mets take the lead in Johan Santana derby
Published 1/23/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
S.I.: Heyman: Mets take the lead in Johan Santana derby Hey look!...Another Johan update (pops last batch of Gaboxadol). Once written off as an extreme long shot in the long-running Johan Santana drama, the Mets may actually be the favorite now. At the very least, there are indications now that they are engaging in more regular dialogue with the Twins in recent days than either the Red Sox or Yankees. And Mets general manager Omar Minaya, who loves a big deal but hasn’t made one since the winter before last, has told some people in the business, “We have a shot.’’ Minaya declined to comment when I reached him on Tuesday. But there are some definite signs that the Twins may be ...
Read: Mets No Longer a Darkhorse for Santana
Published 1/23/2008 by Chris Mazzone at MetsBlog.com
In his latest report for SI.com, Jon Heyman writes that the Mets may ‘actually be the favorite’ to acquire Johan Santana.
Heyman mentions the Yankees and Red Sox ‘restraint,’ and their “willingness to live without Santana,” along with the abundance of high-ceiling prospects the Mets could potentially send to the Twins, as the main reasons the Mets have moved to the front of the pack.
…it’s pretty much what we’ve been hearing and what cerrone has been saying all along, in that the Mets are a favorite as long as the Yankees and Red Sox are not… ...
Johan Santana Is Back, Baby
Published 1/23/2008 by PostmanE at FanHouse
Filed under: Minnesota, Twins, AL Central, MLB Gossip, MLB TransactionsI know, dear baseball fan, I know. January is brutal month for our beloved sport's news. Not only has the Hot Stove cooled, but the prospect of facing February -- the month when baseball news comes to a screeching, deafening halt -- is almost too much to bear. Fortunately, there is one man (no, not him) here to save us from that boredom. His name is Johan Santana, and no Santana news is too minor to ignore this time of year. Why, just ask SI.com's Jon Heyman: Once written off as an extreme long shot in the long-running Johan ...
More Santana scraps
Published 1/23/2008 by Jason at MY BASEBALL BIAS
John Heyman of SI.com thinks the Mets are the team in the lead for Santana at the moment:
Once written off as an extreme long shot in the long-running Johan Santana drama, the Mets may actually be the favorite now. At the very least, there are indications now that they are engaging in more regular dialogue with the Twins in recent days than either the Red Sox or Yankees. And Mets general manager Omar Minaya, who loves a big deal but hasn’t made one since the winter before last, has told some people in the business, “We have a shot.”
Heyman also tells us what we already know - the Yankees remain the ...
