Johan Santana

TGIF: Fantasy Baseball Draft, 2009

OK, OK, I know what you’re thinking. Why the hell am I doing a draft preview for baseball now? Well frankly, I can do what I want but, that’s not the point. Let’s not lie to ourselves. As soon as the regular season ended, you were already planning your first round draft pick for next [...]

Fantasy Wrap-Up: Week 25 (9-22 - 9-28)

The fantasy baseball season has officially come to an end. The laughter, the tears, the tears, the tears, and more tears. Oh god the tears. I personally have been curled up into a ball and sobbing like a little baby. Since this is the very last Wrap-Up of the 2008 season, we will not be [...]

Fantasy Baseball Big Board: Top 50 Update

Official Fantasy Baseball Big Board

(12) Johan Santana, Min, SP: (UP) The move to the Mets is the best move for Johan. Must be assumed to be the #1 fantasy pitcher.
(28) Erik Bedard, Bal, SP: Bedard to Seattle like everyone predicted. So no move up the ranks because of NL. Possible Cy Young guy if he [...]

Dumb#!@ Twins Trade Johan for Nothing to Mets

Santana delivering to the plate. Now he’ll be doing it for the NL (Courtesy of ESPN.com)

I don’t believe there was anyone in baseball who thought the Twins were running this sweepstake right.
The talks were rampant when the Yankees and Red Sox were tossing around prospect names to be traded to the Twins. News was buzzing. [...]

Yankees Pull Santana Trade Offer

Apparently the Yankees offer of Philip Hughes for Johan Santana has been withdrawn again. They just keep flip-flopping on whether Philip Hughes it worth any trade for Santana. The Twins have drawn these conversations out so long it’s looking like the race is between the Red Sox and Mets to acquire the former Cy Young [...]

Steinbrenner Says Yanks Offer “still the best one”

“I think the Twins realize our offer is the best one,” Steinbrenner told the Daily News in a telephone interview. “I feel confident they’re not going to trade him before checking with us one last time and I think they think we’ve already made the best offer.”
Its believed the Yankees have the offer on the [...]

Jacoby Ellsbury’s on Current Affairs

From Joe McDonald at Projo Soxblog
While the Red Sox and Twins try to hammer out a possible trade, involving Minnesota pitcher Johan Santana, Boston rookie sensation Jacoby Ellsbury is eagerly awaiting word on whether he’s staying or going.
“I’m been trying not to pay too much attention to it,” he said. “But it’s hard when all [...]

All Quiet on the Johan Front

Talks have been quiet on day four of the Winter Meetings. Johan doesn’t look to be moving anytime soon.
The Twins have been going around to other teams looking to get a better offer than the Red Sox.
One team they have talked to is the Seattle Mariners who have CF Adam Jones and P Brandon Morrow to [...]

Red Sox Closer to Finalizing Johan Santana Deal

Peter Gammons reports
The Twins and Red Sox are getting closer to finalizing a Johan Santana deal. Boston has sweetened its offer by adding a fifth player to the the offer — outfield prospect Ryan Kalish, a ninth-round draft pick in the 2006 out of Red Bank Catholic High School (Shrewsbury, N.J.).
Peter says the Sox added [...]

Angels Jump Into Johan Sweepstakes

From Sean McAdam at Projo Soxblog
NASHVILLE — Just because the New York Yankees are out of the picture on Johan Santana doesn’t mean the Red Sox necessarily have a clear path for the Twins’ ace.
This afternoon the Twins were meeting with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who have jumped into the Santana negotiations at [...]

Buster Olney on ESPN Radio about Johan

- He said the Twins and Red Sox are meeting as we speak, expected to pick Lester- or Ellsbury-centered package
- Twin “like Ellsbury a lot” but some people in the organization want to get an major league ready pitcher back in the deal
- Red Sox are “very confident” they will be able to work out long-term [...]

MLB Winter Meetings Day 3: Santana Deal getting Real

It is reported by Peter Gammons that the Red Sox and Twins are set to meet this afternoon to continue talks about Johan Santana. Also the Twins are still trying to decide between the 3-1 deal of Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie and Justin Masterson or the 4-1 deal of Jon Lester, Coco Crisp, Lowrie and Masterson.
From [...]

Johan Santana Joins Red Sox? Reading the Tea Leaves

According to the Boston Herald the Red Sox and Twins today are set to resume “serious negotiations” on talks for Johan Santana. The Heralds source being a baseball guy involved in the negotiations.
From their source “The Red Sox are legitimate, real players in this now,’’ said the source. “The Twins like their players.’’
This comes after last night [...]

Pettitte’s Back, Yankees Out, Who Needs Johan? We do!

Last night the Red Sox exchanged medical information with the Twins about Jon Lester and Johan Santana, a sign these two clubs might be close to finalizing a deal. More on that later. But first…
Yesterday Andy Pettitte decided to come back for 2008 with the New York Yankees, giving the Yanks six solid starting pitchers. With [...]

Johan Deal: Whose Trade Offer is Better?

Red Sox: Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Justin Masterson
Yankees: Philip Hughes, Melky Cabrera, and 3rd low level prospect
Assuming Hank Steinbrenner and the Yankees really do mean that their last offer is Philip Hughes, Melky Cabrera, and 3rd low level prospect, and the Red Sox best offer so far to the Twins has been Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed [...]