Yankees set deadline with Twins

• YaoPau

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  Maybe Hank Steinbrenner should stop using negotiating tactics that I used trading baseball cards in junior high.  I'd love to see the Yanks give up on the league's best pitcher just because the Twins didn't play by their rules.

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• Ben Q. Rock

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  Doesn't this mean the Sox get Santana by default? I mean, why should the Twins cave? Stupid move.

  Posted 12/3/2007 [reply] [flag]

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FOX: Rosenthal - Twins better act fast on Santana
Published 12/3/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... when they are in the free-agent years, fearing that their performance could suffer if they change teams and/or leagues just months before hitting the open market. ... It is in Santana’s interest to be traded now because he will require a monster contract to approve a deal. It is expected that the contract would be at least six years and $120 million, and rather than enter the season with the risk of injury, he would prefer the deal to be struck as soon as possible. SI.com: Yankees set deadline for Twins trade The Yankees have set a Monday deadline for the Twins to respond ...

Yankees Set Monday Deadline
Published 12/3/2007 by Tony Gicas at Bronx Liaison
... According to Jon Heyman, the Yankees have told Minnesota if they do not come to an agreement by the end of Monday, the bombers will retract their offer for Johan Santana. ...

Monday D-Day For Yanks & Johan?
Published 12/3/2007 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
From Jon Heyman - The Yankees have set a Monday deadline for the Twins to respond to their proposed trade of top young pitcher Phil Hughes, center fielder Melky Cabrera and a third prospect for superstar pitcher Johan Santana, SI.com has learned. So assuming the Yankees strictly stick to their deadline, it is very likely there will be a resolution regarding Santana -- widely considered baseball's best pitcher -- by the end of Monday. If true, it's a smart move by the Yankees. They have made a legit (and generous) offer for ...

Yankees Set Monday Deadline
Published 12/3/2007 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
... The Red Sox decided to include Jacoby Ellsbury in their package, but took Jon Lester out in the process. This woudn't make the offer better than the Yankees offer, but who knows what Twins GM Terry Ryan is thinking. Source

Johan Update: A Deadline and An Ultimatum...
Published 12/3/2007 by Brian at Depressed Fan
... The Yanks have put a timer on the Hughes/Melky/Warm Body offer. The Twins have until end of day Monday to accept, or the Yanks move on. It seems like this deadline isn't being taken too seriously. I hope it passes, the Yanks take Hughes off the table and tell the Twins the offer is now Kennedy, Melky and Tabata. Take it or leave it. ...

Some Good News??
Published 12/3/2007 at YankeesRedSox.com
Well, the Yankees obviously took my advice and set a deadline with the Twins. Furthermore, Fox reports that Santana will only agree to a trade now, so Minnesota cannot drag this out indefinitely. And, the Yankees apparently won't give into the Twins request for Kennedy, Horne or Jackson as the third part of this trade, so I would guess he isn't coming to New York. Just prepare yourself for what that means. It means a risky rotation in 2008 and the potential for Boston to have Santana and Beckett at the top of theirs. I said it in ...

Rangers Gear Up For Winter Meetings
Published 12/3/2007 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... Granted, with the Yankees threatening to pull their multi-player offer consisting of right-hander Philip Hughes, center fielder Melky Cabrera and a third prospect off the table if a deal for Santana is not reached by Monday night, the Red Sox ...

Rounding the Bases: Meetings in the Winter
Published 12/3/2007 by Adam Godson at Bugs & Cranks
... ] The Yankees want this Santana stuff done TODAY (unless the Twins object, of course)! [ SI ] The Royals have piles of money and are looking to spend…no, really [ ...

Published 12/3/2007 by El Guapo's Ghost at El Guapo's Ghost Rambles on about the Red Sox
... baseman with few attractive options on the free agent and trade markets. 4) He is still relatively inexpensive as he will enter his first year of arbitration. The booty - Lester, Ellsbury, Lowrie - I’m proposing sending to Florida, would be partially replaced by the return for Youkilis. The Cards, Brewers, Giants, Phillies, and Twins all have a need for an inexpensive third baseman either in terms of dollars or players. And apparently, we'll know much more later today on what's going on with Johan Santana. *** Scrubs is a goofy sitcom but ...

Johan Santana: When Will the Insanity End?
Published 12/3/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... and a prospect you don’t care about (unless they put Jose Tabata on the table, which doesn’t appear to be the case). This comes in the wake of the ...

The Top Five for 12/3
Published 12/3/2007 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... MVN Redskins 2. Trade talks heat up at winter meetings. The Yankees set a Monday deadline for a Johan Santana deal–New York is offering Minnesota Phil Hughes, Melky Cabrera, and a prospect, while Boston’s offers involve combinations of Jon Lester, Jacoby Ellsbury, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, and other prospects. Elsewhere, San Fransisco and Houston are interested in Miguel Tejada, while Dan Haren and Eric Bedard are both on the block. Report from Jon Heyman | MLB Coverage at MVN 1. OSU vs. ...