Yankees may give up on Johan Santana
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THT Daily: Around the league
Published 1/10/2008 by Bryan Tsao at The Hardball Times
... - Tango Tiger brings us the opportunity to help review an academic paper (from Harvard, no less) on park effects. Yankees ready to walk away from Santana - Really, you don't say? I think the fact that they haven't made a deal yet says this all on its own. ...
Hank: I'm leaning away from Santana
Published 1/10/2008 by Greg Cohen at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
From Peter Botte of the NY Daily News: But while stressing there is "absolutely nothing new" in terms of recent trade discussions with the Twins, Hank is beginning to sound convinced - if not nearly ready - to walk away from any potential blockbuster deal for Johan Santana. "We went into this with me making the final baseball decisions and Hal more addressing the financial aspects of the company, but we both do everything," Steinbrenner said yesterday in a phone interview. "We're equal partners, but at this point, to tell you ...
Things have changed
Published 1/10/2008 by Shyster at ShysterBall
How much have things changed in the Bronx? Well, if you would have told me four or five years ago that on some random offseason day you'd see headlines in which the Yankees (a) were taking a pass on a big name, big money player; and (b) ...
Buzz: Yankees Leaning Away from Santana
Published 1/10/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... According to the Daily News, Hank Steinbrenner said he is ‘leaning away’ from trading for Johan Santana. ...
Santana Shuffle
Published 1/10/2008 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
The Yankees are moving away from making a deal for Johan Santana : But while stressing there is "absolutely nothing new" in terms of recent trade discussions with the Twins, Hank is beginning to sound convinced - if not nearly ready - to walk away from any potential blockbuster deal for Johan Santana. "We went into this with me making the final baseball decisions and Hal more addressing the financial aspects of the company, but we both do everything," Steinbrenner said yesterday in a phone interview. "We're equal partners, but at this point, to tell you the truth, I'm ...
Yankees Pulling Out of Johan Santana Derby
Published 1/10/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... , were leaning toward making it happen. We've waited for that to happen and, instead of a consummated deal, we find Lil' Stein reversing course. The reason? ...
MLB Rumors: The Price Of Johan Santana About To Plummet?
Published 1/10/2008 at FakeTeams
... In New York, Peter Botte reports the Yankees may give-up on acquiring Johna Santana. The increasingly capricious Hank Steinbrenner is now leaning against the deal as his younger brother Hal and GM Brian Cashman appear to wearing him down with their financial arguments. He says, "But what it comes down to right now is giving up a lot (in a trade) and then having to do the big contract, as well. If (Santana) was just a free agent, we could just go ahead and do it. There's a big difference this way. We have to sign him as if he's a free agent, plus you have to ...
Yanks about to throw in the Santana towel?
Published 1/10/2008 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees Blog
More from Hank this morning via The Daily News:
“What it comes down to right now is giving up a lot (in a trade) and then having to do the big contract, as well. If (Santana) was just a free agent, we could just go ahead and do it. There’s a big difference this way. We have to sign him as if he’s a free agent, plus you have to give up major talent. That’s a tall order.”
Sounds like the Yanks are starting to shy away from the Santana trade, and their line of reasoning is exactly the same one ...
Hank: I'm Leaning Away From Santana
Published 1/10/2008 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
From the Daily News -
Brian Cashman has remained protective of the Yankees' assembled prospects, while Hal Steinbrenner has been equally shielding of the team's finances.
Hank Steinbrenner? That's been another story for much of the winter.
But while stressing there is "absolutely nothing new" in terms of recent trade discussions with the Twins, Hank is beginning to sound convinced - if not nearly ready - to walk away from any potential blockbuster deal for Johan Santana.
"We went into this with me making the final ...
Buster's Top Stories in 2008
Published 1/10/2008 by mr. met at the metropolitans
... they are insistent upon getting Fernando back, well then they have to scale back their demands significantly. Martinez has the chance to be that good and is better than any sole prospect the Red Sox have offered and might even be more valuable than Hughes. Yeah, I said it...what are you going to do about it? Hopefully Omar realizes these things and holds tight. The Mets can put something competitive together and it is up to the Twins if they want to pull the trigger. In related news, the Yankees might give up on Santana. You cannot make this stuff up. ...
The answer at first is ... Jason Lane?!
Published 1/10/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... that the drama around Pettitte, since he has a role in the Clemens battle, will only intensify. Where's the good news? If you consider the headline "Yankees may give up on Johan Santana" even somewhat believable, some might consider that good news. But do you really believe the pursuit will ever die until after the July 31 trade deadline? Every pitcher's arm tweak, every time someone misses a start in the rotation, Santana's name will come up. Because, this is the Yankees, this is New York, and this is the Best Pitcher in Baseball. Add 'em up, and the media won't let go. ...
Some signs of a Santana trade?
Published 1/10/2008 by Peter Abraham at The LoHud Yankees Blog
... Even Chairman Hank seems to understand that this trade doesn’t make sense because of the money and years it would take to sign Santana. ...
Santana: Mets Moving Forward & Yanks Backward?
Published 1/10/2008 by Bronx Liaison at Bronx Liaison
... In the meantime, the Daily News reports Hank Steinbrenner is "leaning away from" a Santana trade. From Peter Botte's article: ...
Yankees Farm and Santana's Change of Address
Published 1/10/2008 by Vince Mercandetti at Sox and Pinstripes | Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees ??? The Greatest Rivalry in Baseball
... To nobody's surprise, Hank Steinbrenner was quoted as saying that he is "leaning away from acquiring Santana". This, to me, is the most interesting quote of all during the saga. This is the first time somebody other than the Red Sox has legitimately become the frontrunner for Johan and all of a sudden Hank himself has changed his stance from wanting the pitcher, but not willing to offer a certain package of prospects, to altogether not being interested. Could Hank and Theo have both been playing the same game? This entire time the stances have changed from "Theo ...
Yankees giving up on Santana?
Published 1/10/2008 by Andrew Fletcher at Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog
Hank Steinbrenner spoke again about Johan Santana today. He now feels that the Yankees may not pursue Santana anymore. From the New York Daily News' Peter Botte: "We went into this with me making the final baseball decisions and Hal more addressing the financial aspects of the company, but we both do everything," Steinbrenner said yesterday in a phone interview. "We're equal partners, but at this point, to tell you the truth, I'm leaning away from it anyway, so it doesn't matter. Same thing with Brian, he's ...
No Jo?
Published 1/10/2008 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
... It's Thursday, which means it's about time for Hank Steinbrenner to express another opinion on Johan Santana. After much debate, it appears that Hank and the boys are leaning away from obtaining the prized lefty. This is what Hank told the NY Daily News ...
Johan Santana to the Mets???
Published 1/10/2008 by Mike Peters at Global New York Mets Fan Blog
... This coupled with the Yankees announcement that they are no longer pursuing Santana, makes the mets the most likely team for Santana in 2008. ...
Santana Trade Rumor Update: Mets in the Lead?
Published 1/11/2008 by Old Navy King at MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED.
... UPDATE: 10:51am (EST) - As per Peter Botte of the NY Daily News, the Yankees are nearly ready to walk away from any deal involving Johan Santana. ...
The other side of the Santana trade
Published 2/11/2008 by Victor Wang at The Hardball Times
... and additional prospects. Reports in the past have suggested the additional prospects the Yankees offered would have been two mid-level prospects . To simplify things, I’ll give the mid-level prospects the same value that I gave Mulvey and Humber so that they are worth 4 WAB combined. Hughes still has six years of service time available before he becomes a free agent, but he pitched enough in the majors in 2007 so that he is no longer a prospect. Goldstein rated Hughes above Chamberlain (Chamberlain rated #4 on Goldstein’s top 100) on the Yankees' under-25 player rankings. ...
