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MLB Rumors: Johan Santana Coast-To-Coast
Published 11/28/2007 at FakeTeams
... writes the Yanks are working on a deal for Santana, and "it's been made clear that the Twins place more value upon Joba Chamberlain and Hughes than on Ian Kennedy, and that a centerfielder most likely must be part of any deal because they lost Torii Hunter to free agency."  That states the obvious, but George King and Joel Sherman offer even more.  They write, "The Yankees have learned in the past 24-48 hours that the initial asking price by the Twins is exorbitant, well beyond just the Phil Hughes/Melky Cabrera level that had been generally anticipated." ...

Cost for Santana is rising
Published 11/28/2007 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... ( well actually, this might be the only thing we learned there ), it is the law of supply and demand. The Twins have the only Johan Santana around. And the number of bidders on Santana seems to be increasing. Low supply, high demand means the cost of the widget - er, Santana - is going to rise. According to the ...

Puttin’ together a package
Published 11/28/2007 by JMM at MY BASEBALL BIAS
... for the Cy Young lefty, writes today that the Yankees must be prepared to offer more than just Phil Hughes and Melky Cabrera in any trade discussions. That’s not really news to anyone who has followed this story since the Twins ...

Santana Update: Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers
Published 11/29/2007 by McFleece at MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED.
... The New York Post is reporting that the Twins are looking for a package of “well beyond” Phil Hughes and Melky Cabrera from the Yankees.   This is surprising, as I think Hughes has more potential than anyone in the Red Sox current offer, including Jon Lester.  I also think Cabrera is already better than Crisp.  Maybe the Yankees haven’t technically made that offer, though. ...