So Long, Santana
USA Today and ESPN are reporting that the Twins have agreed to trade two-time Cy Young award winner Johan Santana to the New York Mets.
Show him the money. Photo by Nick Vlcek.
The deal is subject to Santana waiving his no-trade clause, but it appears he's ready to OK it. The Twins, whose 4-year, $80 million offer Santana rejected earlier this off-season, will receive four prospects. If the transaction goes through, the Twins bounty includes highly regarded outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey. Although none of these prospects is considered to be the Mets' best, they are thought to be pretty good bets. Only Humber and Gomez have Major League experience, and it's scant-- 58 games for Gomez and five for Humber.
Perhaps trading Santana was a foregone conclusion (ESPN has been referring to this off-season as the 'Santana Sweepstakes'), but losing an established, well-liked player, one of perhaps four players that would bring national attention to the Twins, is going to be hard to absorb after the loss of veteran center fielder Torii Hunter.
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