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twincities.com - 12/21/2007

What's holding up Santana deal?

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The Red Sox remain the favorite to acquire Johan Santana from the Twins, insiders say. Boston remains firm, though, as initially reported by the Pioneer Press, in offering just Jon Lester, Coco Crisp, Jed Lowrie and Justin Masterson. The Red Sox are adamantly opposed to substituting Jacoby Ellsbury for Crisp, and that's the current holdup. Regardless, there's buzz that the Santana trade could be

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Walters: Boston Red Sox still in lead for Minnesota Twins ace Johan Santana
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