Yankees decide to offer Phil Hughes in package for Johan Santana

• ETVal

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  Unfortunately, the Yankees have a bigger need than the Red Sox. They can't wait and hope Hughes or Chamberlain becomes an ace, and let Boston get Santana. They have to make this move. If it cost them Hughes that sucks, but they still have to do it. http://valentinesviews.blogspot.com/2007/11/should-yankees-give-up-hughes.html

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• Evil Empire

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  Two days to figure out that they'd rather have the 28yo best pitcher in baseball over a kid who MIGHT become a staff ace someday. That's using your heads, guys.

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• Ben Q. Rock

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  I'd rather not trade Hughes. Actually, I'd rather not trade Melky, either.

  Posted 12/2/2007 [reply] [flag]

  • ETVal

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    Well, I would hate to see Hughes go. But, you get a Hall of Fame pitcher in his prime for a guy who MIGHT be good and a decent center fielder. Yanks have to do this.

    Posted 12/2/2007 [reply] [flag]

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Yanks ready to trade Hughes for Santana
Published 12/1/2007 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees Blog
... John Harper and Bill Madden are reporting that the Yanks are going to offer Phil Hughes in a package with Melky Cabrera and one other player to the Twins for Johan Santana. ...

As The Santana Turns
Published 12/1/2007 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Things have been quiet on the Red Sox front as far as their role in the Johan Santana trade talks with the Twins go. However, it seems as though the Yankees may have upped the ante in their pursuit of the Venezuelan. ...

Yankees ready to give up Hughes
Published 12/1/2007 by bxgrl1 <info@pinstripealley.com> at Pinstripe Alley
NY Daily News reports that after a spirited debate, Yankee front office is ready to package Hughes, Melky and one other minor league pitcher for Santana.  Apparently one person, presumably Cashman, had to be convinced but they were ready to pull the trigger. ...

Yankees Up the Ante in Santana Sweepstakes: Phil Hughes is on the Board
Published 12/1/2007 by Mullet at FanHouse
Filed under: Minnesota, New York, Yankees, Twins, AL East, AL Central, MLB RumorsIf the Red Sox merely put out a flier on Johan Santana to drive up the price for the Yankees, it seems to have worked. After two days of internal discussions among front-office executives, the Yankees swallowed hard Friday and decided to offer Phil Hughes to the Twins as part of the trade package they hope will land them Johan Santana. "We're going for it," was the way one club source put ...

Yankees Prepared To Deal Hughes
Published 12/1/2007 by Anthony De Rosa at Hot Foot
... The New York Daily News reports that the Yankees are willing to meet the Twins demand for Philip Hughes in a deal to bring Johan Santana to the Bronx. GM Brian Cashman, owner Hank Steinbrenner, and long time scout Gene Michaels discussed via conference call the decision to include Hughes and have reportedly decided to meet the Twins demand. ...

Yankees Boost Their Offer
Published 12/1/2007 at YankeesRedSox.com
According to this, Phil Hughes is now part of the package to land Santana. Now, if I am the Twins, I turn to Boston and say ok, now you guys have to give us Buchholz or Ellsbury. If they do, I turn around and say to the Yankees, ok now you top that offer. That's the problem with this negotiation in my mind, the Twins control it all and the longer they draw it out, the better it is for them. So, if I am the Yankees, I set a deadline. You tell the Twins, this is our best offer and not only are we not improving it, we are pulling it by Monday. ...

Yankees to concede, offer Phil Hughes to Twins
Published 12/1/2007 by Jim Johnson at The Bronx Block
... According to the New York Daily News, the Yankees are set to offer the Twins a package for Johan Santana that includes Phil Hughes, Melky Cabrera and another prospect. ...

Should the Yankees give up Hughes?
Published 12/1/2007 by ETVal at Valentine's Views
So, the New York Yankees have reportedly decided to include prized right-hander Phil Hughes in a deal for Johan Santana. From the New York Daily News: After two days of internal discussions among front-office executives, the Yankees swallowed hard Friday and decided to offer Phil Hughes to the Twins as part of the trade package they hope will land them Johan Santana. "We're going for it," was the way one club source put it. Based on their talks with Twins GM Bill Smith, the Yankees knew ...

Yanks Set To Offer Hughes To Twins
Published 12/1/2007 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
Looks like my gut was right. From the Daily News - After two days of internal discussions among front-office executives, the Yankees swallowed hard Friday and decided to offer Phil Hughes to the Twins as part of the trade package they hope will land them Johan Santana. "We're going for it," was the way one club source put it. According to the club source, there was spirited internal debate in the organization via conference calls about whether to make Hughes available. Among the ...

Not. Good. News.
Published 12/1/2007 by Brian at Depressed Fan
If the Daily News can be believed, the Yanks will include Phil Hughes in their offer for Johan Santana. Son of a ... The guys at River Ave. Blues think Cashman was against it, Gene Michael was for it, and the Hammer broke the tie. This one is far from done, but it's looking bleak if you dig young pitchers who could dominate for the next 15 years. If/when this deal gets made, I'll get my mind around it and get behind Santana. Before that happens, I want to go on the record as saying I am not confident that Santana is going to dominate in New York. I ...

Phil Hughes to be Offered in Package for Johan
Published 12/1/2007 by Old Navy King at MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED.
... According to the New York Daily News, the Yankees have finally decided to offer up Phil Hughes in their package deal for Twins ace Johan Santana.  The Yankees had been reluctant to offer either Joba or Hughes in any past package for Johan, it seems, but the thought of the Red Sox possibly getting Santana likely drove ol’ Hank Steinbrenner over the edge.  ...

Yankees Will Include Hughes
Published 12/1/2007 by Eli at MLB Rumors
... The Yankees plan to include Phil Hughes in the deal that would bring Johan to Santana to the Yankees for Melky Cabrera and Juan Tabata, according to the New York Daily News. Personally, I think the Twins would have been smart to try and get two of their better pitchers, like Ian Kennedy and Jeffery Marquez, along with Cabrera and Tabata. You then acquire four potential studs to lead the Twins in a new direction. Whichever trade goes down, whether it is with the Yankees, Red Sox, or Dodgers, the Twins are definitely the winners. ...

Yankees ready to offer Hughes
Published 12/1/2007 by Andrew Fletcher at Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog
... The Sox apparently have told the Twins they won't do that, including only Lester among those three as part of a four-player proposal on Thursday. (New York Daily News) ...

Yanks will include Hughes in deal for Santana
Published 12/1/2007 at MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
... , the third of their three prized righthanders, wouldn't be enough. According to the club source, there was spirited internal debate in the organization via conference calls about whether to make Hughes available. Source: New York Daily News Related: ...

Vin de Idaho
Published 12/1/2007 by John at Twins Geek
... I gotta admit, as I reviewed the latest rumors flowing out of New York dailies, I couldn't help but mimic Steve Martin. The Yanks have decided after a series of conference calls to include Philip Hughes? ...

I don't like the looks of this.
Published 12/1/2007 by Beth Frauenhoffer at Yankees Chick
Yanks include Phil Hughes in deal to sign Johan Santana | | | What in the blue perpendicular f*ck is going on?!  Why are we putting him in this deal?  I don't want Santana if it means giving up Hughes, as much as seeing Santana in my team's uniform would be significant upgrade from where we're currently at.  Are we just going to throw every ounce of young talent we have at the Twins in the hopes they find something they like?  I've heard everything from Melky+Cano+Kennedy to now all that plus Hughes and some other young kid, like ...

Maybe he's not worth it
Published 12/1/2007 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... the Yankees would like to keep the package to Hughes and Cabrera, but they may have to add a third name to the deal. Sources say it won't be pitcher Ian Kennedy. That would make a potential deal Hughes and Melky, which is a more than fair trade. We love Melky, but he is replaceable and expendable, given the talent the Yanks will have ready in 2009. So, given that, would we trade Hughes for Santana? Yes, we'd have to make that deal. Regarding the Yankees' decision to include Hughes, a Yankee source told the ...

MLB Rumors: Johan Santana To The Yankees
Published 12/1/2007 at FakeTeams
In New York, the headline news is the Yankees have decided to include Phil Hughes in a Santana offer.  This is surprising given everyone already assumed he was the lead piece in any offer.  According to Daily News, "...the club finally agreed to put Hughes in a package that includes center fielder Melky Cabrera and at least one other lesser pitching prospect still to be negotiated, as of Friday night. And by doing so they believe they are the front-runners to land Santana, the two-time Cy Young winner." ...

Daily News : Hughes, Melky Part Of Yanks’ Offer For Santana
Published 12/1/2007 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
Your move, Theo? From the New York Daily News’ Bill Madden and John Harper : After two days of internal discussions among front-office executives, the Yankees swallowed hard Friday and decided to offer Phil Hughes to the Twins as part of the trade package they hope will land them Johan Santana. The Yanks had declared Joba Chamberlain off limits, and the Twins told them that Ian Kennedy, the third of their three prized righthanders, wouldn’t be enough. According to the club source, there was spirited internal debate in the ...

Is Epstein using Johan to get Haren?
Published 12/1/2007 by Daniel Rathman at The MLB Source
... Meanwhile, Theo Epstein sat in his office at 4 Yawkey Way, hardly concerned at all. Earlier today, a report from the New York Daily News revealed that the Yankees were now willing to part with a superior pitching prospect, Phil Hughes, to land Santana. A package of Hughes, Cabrera, and one or two prospects tailored to match Minnesota’s needs would surely trounce the Red Sox’s offer, but Epstein had little reason to be worried. His offer, in tandem with Hank Steinbrenner’s ill-advised decision to run his mouth and Jorge Posada’s poorly timed ...

Yanks will offer up Hughes
Published 12/1/2007 by JMM at MY BASEBALL BIAS
From the Daily News: After two days of internal discussions among front-office executives, the Yankees swallowed hard Friday and decided to offer Phil Hughes to the Twins as part of the trade package they hope will land them Johan Santana. “We’re going for it,” was the way one club source put it. Based on their talks with Twins GM Bill Smith, the Yankees knew they couldn’t make a deal for Santana without including Hughes, their 21-year-old righthander widely regarded as a potential staff ace. The Yanks had ...

Yanks Would Include Hughes
Published 12/1/2007 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
... We don't think either deal, Hughes included, is enough for a pitcher of Santana's caliber. We still wouldn't be surprised if Santana was a Twin on opening day. Source

Johan Santana Rumors
Published 12/1/2007 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... UPDATE, 11-30-07 at 10pm: It's been decided: the Yanks will put Hughes in their offer.  John Harper and Bill Madden feel that it was Brian Cashman who needed convincing.  Cabrera remains in the package, which will be rounded out by an additional pitching prospect.  This collection of youngsters apparently puts the Yankees in the lead for Santana.  ...

Published 12/1/2007 by El Guapo's Ghost at El Guapo's Ghost Rambles on about the Red Sox
... The Sox have succeed as the MFY are now going to move Phil Hughes in a deal for Santana. Hughes has true #1 stuff like Clay Buchholz. As we know, these type of players are the rarest commodity and having pocket aces in October gives your club the best shot at hoisting a flag next April. Since the Twins refuse to pay market rate for a true power #1, acquiring another potential replacement at the minimum cost is a slam dunk. It is likely that either Hughes or Liriano in the next two years will match Santana’s production at a fraction of the price. ...

Santana Shopping Spree Set for Monday
Published 12/1/2007 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... Ellsbury and pitcher Clay Buchholz to the mix. This is getting a little out of control. Do these big dogs not know that signing a pitcher to a long-term deal (best in the league or no) is not the wisest move in the history of the game? Take Atlanta Braves hurler Mike Hampton for example. He's made more than the entire Florida Marlins roster in the past two seasons, yet hasn't pitched once due to injury. Just a thought. [ESPN] | [NY Daily News] | [River Ave. Blues]

The Santana Situation
Published 12/2/2007 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
... Now it looks like the Yanks are willing to part with Phil Hughes, their No. 1 pick in 2004, for the services of the dominating lefty.  On paper, the parts seem to fit -- the Yanks would give away a potential superstar for an established one.  Fair trade, right? ...

Let's Meet Filip.
Published 9/1/2008 by pnoles (noreply@blogger.com) at Fire Jay Mariotti
... What are you talking about? He was offering Phil Hughes and Cabrera in a package together! And we're talking about Phil Hughes the phenom, not whatever you want to call him today. There is absolutely no way that you can claim that he simply turned his back on Johan Santana. Score: pnoles: 6, Filip: 3 ...