Yankees, Red Sox aim for Santana

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ETVal ETVal posted 11/23/2007 from valentinesviews.blogspot.com [flag]
The stage is set for the next epic confrontation in the rivalry that never quits -- the Boston Red Sox vs. the New York Yankees. This one will be over who gets the services of Minnesota's Johan Santana, quite possibly baseball's best pitcher. It's a fight the Yankees can't afford to lose. [link]

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MLB Rumors: Johan Santana To The Red Sox For Who?

YFSF found this 11/23/2007 on www.faketeams.com

Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports the Twins will begin exploring trades for Johan Santana after he countered the team's 5-year/$93MM offer with a $126MM one.  Christensen opines, "For the Twins to get the return they'd want ...
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Babes Love Baseball found this 11/23/2007 on www.mlbtraderumors.com

Contrary to what's been reported , John Heyman of SI reports that the Twins offered Johan Santana just four years , not the previously reported five. The offer was reportedly worth $80 million, which puts it short of the five years and $93 million ...
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Johan and Twins Remain Far Apart

Babes Love Baseball found this 11/23/2007 on mlbfleecefactor.com

John Heyman has the scoop once again. The Minnesota Twins have now offered Johan Santana the $20M annual salary that he deserves….but only for four years. Heyman quotes Minnesota GM Bill Smith as saying, “Our first choice is to sign ...
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What Would You Give Up for Santana?

beisbolct posted 11/23/2007 from soxanddawgs.com

With the Minnesota Twins saying F you to Johan Santana by offering him a 4-year $80 million extension and Santana wanting at least a 6-year extension, you can expect many teams to get in on the bidding for his services. My initial guesses of teams that will be interested in him are in no particular order, the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and ...
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Trade For Johan?

EvanAtMVN posted 11/24/2007 from mvn.com

With Alex Rodriguez remaining in the Bronx, Mike Lowell re-upping in Boston and Torii Hunter hitting the lottery with the Angels (30+ years old, career 104 OPS+ and $18 million per?) the two withstanding names of curiosity are trade chips: Miguel Cabrera and Johan Santana. I would keep our prospects and save our money. The Red Sox are in a position where they don’t feel as much lingering ...
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