[bears9]

The Mets have acquired P Johan Santana for OF Carlos Gomez, P Phil Humber, and other top prospects.

[Lefty Noob]

Nice pick up for the Mets. Now, how are these prospects. Are the Twins going to come away with some nice talent here in 2-3 years.

[EmpireWF]

The Mets have 72 hours to work out a contract extension with Johan Santana and THEN a trade sending four prospects to Minnesota will become official.

The Mets will send OF Carlos Gomez, RHP Phil Humber, RHP Deolis Guerra and RHP Kevin Mulvey to the twins for LHP Johan Santana.

Santana has reportedly been asking for a 7-year deal while the Mets reportedly would like to offer him a 5-year deal with more money per year. I assume they'll settle for a 6-year deal.

Twins agree to deal Santana to Mets for prospects - USATODAY.com


WOW!!! If the Mets can get Santana signed and this deal is official...WOW. They would have acquired one of the top starters in the game without giving up their top position prospect or Mike Pelfrey (although RF may be a hole they need to fill if Ryan Church isn't a full-time starter).

[njpsufan]

What a steal! The Mutts gave up ntg to get the best lefty out there. You have to believe that Minnesota wanted him out of the AL because the deal the Yanks offerred was so much better then this. Not one of the pitchers has anywhere near the ceiling of Phil Hughes, nor is Gomez close to the potential of Ellsbury. A sad day for the Twins, hard to believe no other NL team stepped up to bid.

[vincesanity82]

that is a freaking steal, did they use the jedi mind trick?

[legend]

Gotta give omar credit on this one

[Lefty Noob]

So the Twins wait all this time for the "best" offer, and still wind up settling for what sounds to be a mediocre group of prospects, at best.

Way to go, guys!

[azrael492]

This should be like a fantasy trade. The other owners should veto the trade as too one sided.

[ThePundit]

I don't understand why the Twins didn't take the Yankees deal. Phillip Hughes is better than anybody the Mets are giving the Twins.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

I don't understand why the Twins didn't take the Yankees deal. Phillip Hughes is better than anybody the Mets are giving the Twins.

Probably wanted to get him out of the AL. But still, yeah, you've got to take the best deal on the table, and they didn't.

[njpsufan]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Probably wanted to get him out of the AL. But still, yeah, you've got to take the best deal on the table, and they didn't.

I think that is the key... they wanted Santana out of the AL. The last thing they want to face is trading him to the Yanks or Boston, watch them have great success and have to deal with him coming back to pitch agst them every year. Now that he is in the NL, their fans will never have to see or hear abt him. Like I said earlier, I can't believe any other NL team stepped up.... of course him asking for $25M a year probably had something to do with it.

[EmpireWF]

The Yankees pulled Hughes off the table at least a week ago. The Twins reportedly went to the Yankees (after Santana forced their hand yesterday) for a last second chance but the Yankees weren't interested.

Yesterday, they felt the best opportunity was to send him to New York.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

The Yankees pulled Hughes off the table at least a week ago.

That's my point. The Twins fiddled around too long and wound up costing themselves in the end. They should've jumped at Hughes when they had the chance.

[EmpireWF]

From USA Today, Tori Hunter commented on the trade, "The Mets are not only getting a Cy Young winner, but an absolute bulldog who's great in the clubhouse. He's going to dominate that league. They're going to absolutely love him in New York. I know he's happy, too, because he really wanted to go to the Mets. He's always wanted to swing the wood. He can hit. So I don't know who's happier, Johan, the Mets, or everyone in the American League because they don't have to face him anymore."

[azrael492]

Did he have to pass a physical. I heard a report on the radio that the Twins may have seen something in him the last month or so last season. They said he lost the last 6 or 7 games and had an ERA over 6.00 to close out the season. They were saying that is why they were so hot to get rid of him. Could there be any truth to this?