Will Johan Santana be Traded?

Question

Personally, for several reasons, I doubt it.

A. The Red Sox and Yankees are the front runners. Neither will let the other team get Santana, meaning the price will continually increase... despite neither team actually being willing to pay for him.

B. The current Value for pitching. Just look at the Dan Haren trade. The Diamondbacks traded some very good young talent to get Haren. While Haren is a great pitcher, Johan makes him seem like a 3 or 4 starter. No one even HAS the talent that Minnesota wants right now and even if they did, no GM in his right mind would trade away said talent to get a guy who is only going to make a difference in 1/5 of your games at best.

C. So... when will he be traded? Personally, I can't see him being traded until the August trade deadline is looming close. Unless the asking price comes down, he'll stay put in Minnesota for a while longer.

What are your thoughts?

Answer 1

I don't think he will get traded

Answer 2

I think he will go the red sox either a week or two after new years, or the week of the trade deadline. I am leaning towards an offseason trade, because the teams are going to want to know what they have going into the season, and are going to want to make a few deals afterwards to settle their lineups. I think the twins will give in and give up santana for lester, crisp, and a few other throw in players. Elsbury and Buchholtz will stay in boston. where they belong! the sox already have almost every member from their team that had the best record in baseball last year back, and if they get santana, i think they could break some single season wins records as a team. Just think, another good year from beckett, Dice-K with a year of experience, and then Santana to win another 20+ games. That leaves wake, Buchholtz, and Schilling to fill in the fourth and fifth pitching slots. That is probably the BEST pitching staff in the history of baseball if you ask me.

Answer 3

I have been told that both the Red Sox and the Yankees are working on their final deals for Santana. The Red Sox to me have the best shot of landing Santana, but the Yankees could get Santana if both Hughes and Kennedy are included. To me, I would do it if I was the Yankees. Then go out, maybe try and get a deal for Blanton with some other minor league prospects. Now when this trade might happen is not predictable. It could happen at any time if the price is right.

Answer 4

There is no reason for the Twins to rush the Santana trade since he is not a free agent until after the end of the 2008 season. Should Lariano come back healthy the Twins could have the best two starters in MLB with Lariano and Santana and they could be competitive in 2008 because of those two. If the Twins are not in the mix at the all-star break they can always trade Santana to a contender and get something good in exchange.

Answer 5

The Twins will deal Santana before spring training. Boston is the team that seems to most want him. But, according to local news, nothing will happen until after the first of the year.

They are also saying that if the Yanks dont add Ian Kennedy to the deal, he will definately be going to the Redsox. They still arent certain which Redsox deal is the one the Twins like.

As an added wrinkle, they are also saying that the Mariners are showing renewed interest. They signed Carlos Silva who is known to be Santana's best friend on the Twins. It is said they are tossing Brendan Morrow and Adam Jones at the Twins.

I think this will still be awhile.

Answer 6

This was an AMAZING trade for the METS. They get one of the best, if not THE best pitchers in the game right now for no starters. And they got to keep fernado Martinez, there Best prosepect and is expected to be amazing (much better than gomez) Although i love gomez, he only batted .232 with 2 hrs and 12 RBI in 125 AB with the mets last season. although he has the defense and the speed, he is not going to become what the mets and fans hoped he would when he was first signed. The most he will become is like a juan piere. the other pitchers, Humber (who has Tommy- John surgery already in his young career), Guerra and Mulvey will all be average pitchers. The mets got the best deal for this season and i think for future seasons as well. They will sign Santana for atleast 6 maybe 7 years. The mets Starting rotation this year will be Santana, Pedro, Maine, Perez, and Hernandez.....Sounds pretty amazing to me. Look for the Mets to go far this year as now, compared to last year, they have much better pitching. PITCHING WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! LETS GO METS!!!

Answer 7

I can see the Dodgers shocking both Yankees and Red Sox buy trading Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier for Santana

Answer 8

I believe that he will be traded simply because Minnasota is fully aware that they can no longer afford him. As far as the Yankees or Red Sox are concerned--both can afford him, both no doubt want him, but both teams are seeking to destroy the other as far as payroll goes by upping and upping the price until both teams remove themselves. That, of course, does not mean that other teams with essentially unlimited payroll abilities (Philadelphia, LA Dodgers, the Cubs, among others--I believe the Cubs will get him, frankly, with Prior and Wood leaving town, but that is pure speculation), these other teams will not allow their covetous greed to overwhelm their rational thought and that they will think this is the year, this is the year, this is the year . . .

Santana is, arguably, the best pitcher in baseball (my wife, irritated that I am presently typing anything unrelated to herself, has ordered me to interrupt and say 'hello' to all anonymous individuals perhaps reading this) and greedy, desperate teams will pay whatever it takes to possess him. As a result, and with so muc potential available to the Twins, I believe someone will force ths issue.

Answer 9

there have been rumors of him being traded during christmas and new years. if the redsox are going to decide to put in ellsbury then it is a done deal, but besides that i dont think there are truly any other front runners. i was hoping he would come out west to the giants or angels, but i dont think they would be willing to give up so much. if i were the giants i would trade all of my draft picks for him.

Answer 10

No. Well, at least not in the offseason. There is a chance that he could be traded near the trade deadline because if he doesn't, the Twins likely can't afford him, and he walks with nothing in return.

Answer 11

the Yankees will probably get him because they don't want him to go to the rival Red Sox.