Metsblog: Santana only wants the Yanks or Sox

mets84 · 12-03-2007, 07:03 AM

News: Santana says Yanks, Red Sox, or bust | MetsBlog.com

Sigh.

OrangeNblueNmyVeins · 12-03-2007, 08:28 AM

Would have been nice, but like we really had chance?

Get Bedard...

swataz · 12-03-2007, 09:19 AM

I am sure our stellar offseason moves gave him plenty of reasons to steer clear. Not that we had much to work with, mind you.

KingOlerud · 12-03-2007, 11:45 AM

I wouldn't want to come to this team, either.

Chuck · 12-03-2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by KingOlerud

I wouldn't want to come to this team, either.

First bit of good news I heard this off season

KingOlerud · 12-03-2007, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck

First bit of good news I heard this off season

Why don't you want Santana?

Shooter Mcgavin · 12-03-2007, 12:15 PM

My guess is that Santana does want the Mets but the Mets aren't on the Twins list. If the Mets don't have the chips the Twins are interested in, it's moot anyway.

Mr. Met · 12-03-2007, 12:18 PM

Not Earth shattering news. We probably weren't getting him anyway.

Green Must Go · 12-03-2007, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Met

Not Earth shattering news. We probably weren't getting him anyway.

The Mets charter has an anti-ace stipulation.

Chuck · 12-03-2007, 12:28 PM

From Minn Star Ledger blog:

A Twins official this morning confirmed that the club is not pleased with comments made by Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner about negotiations involving ace lefthander Johan Santana.

When asked if he thought the comments constituted tampering, the official replied, “We’re not happy. We’ll deal with this internally.'’

Steinbrenner made his comments on Sunday while threatening to pull out of talks with the Twins over the two-time Cy Young award winner.

While charging that the Twins were playing his team against the Red Sox in the Santana sweepstakes, he said the following:

“Because as much as I want Santana, and you can make that clear — for his sake, to know that I do want him — but the fact is that I’m not going to play the game,'’ Steinbrenner said.

It’s unsure if the Twins will pursue tampering charges, but it’s definitely added even more spice to the Twins attempts to trade Santana.

Also on Monday, a person familiar with the Santana negotiations said that the pitcher has NOT demanded to be traded to Boston or New York. Santana apparently has not supplied any list of preferred teams or presented any limitations on where he can be dealt. He does, of course, have a full no-trade clause and would like to agree to a contract extension before agreeing to any deal.

But it’s unclear if Santana would resist the Twins’ attempts to trade him once the regular season begins.

On Sunday, FoxSports.com reported that Santana has notified the Twins he won’t waive his no-trade clause during the season, which could force a trade this week.

MetfanBren · 12-03-2007, 03:54 PM

Which Steinbrother leaked this?

graves9 · 12-03-2007, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MetfanBren

Which Steinbrother leaked this?

Hal seems to be a mute so it can't be him.........

MetfanBren · 12-03-2007, 04:35 PM

Awesome! The Twins are considering tampering charges! Hank will give MLB a Friday deadline to rule on this if they do...

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The Twins, expected to resume discussions with the Yankees and Red Sox about left-hander Johan Santana on Monday, are considering filing tampering charges against the Yankees because of Hank Steinbrenner's public comments about the pitcher, according to a major-league source. Meanwhile, the Twins also are discussing trades involving closer Joe Nathan, with the Astros being one possible suitor.

12-03-2007, 07:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
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swataz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Under a rock Posts: 3,628	I am sure our stellar offseason moves gave him plenty of reasons to steer clear. Not that we had much to work with, mind you. __________________ The 1986 record was probably pretty much "clean" unless you consider cocaine, alcohol, sex, and cigarettes to be performance enhancing drugs. - ultramet talking about the '86 Mets

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Chuck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,649	From Minn Star Ledger blog: A Twins official this morning confirmed that the club is not pleased with comments made by Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner about negotiations involving ace lefthander Johan Santana. When asked if he thought the comments constituted tampering, the official replied, “We’re not happy. We’ll deal with this internally.'’ Steinbrenner made his comments on Sunday while threatening to pull out of talks with the Twins over the two-time Cy Young award winner. While charging that the Twins were playing his team against the Red Sox in the Santana sweepstakes, he said the following: “Because as much as I want Santana, and you can make that clear — for his sake, to know that I do want him — but the fact is that I’m not going to play the game,'’ Steinbrenner said. It’s unsure if the Twins will pursue tampering charges, but it’s definitely added even more spice to the Twins attempts to trade Santana. Also on Monday, a person familiar with the Santana negotiations said that the pitcher has NOT demanded to be traded to Boston or New York. Santana apparently has not supplied any list of preferred teams or presented any limitations on where he can be dealt. He does, of course, have a full no-trade clause and would like to agree to a contract extension before agreeing to any deal. But it’s unclear if Santana would resist the Twins’ attempts to trade him once the regular season begins. On Sunday, FoxSports.com reported that Santana has notified the Twins he won’t waive his no-trade clause during the season, which could force a trade this week.

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