ESPN.com is reporting that Boston Red Sox centerfielder Coco Crisp will ask the team to trade him if he does not win the starting job. Crisp was a starter last year but struggled at the plate while rookie Jacoby Ellsbury came on late batting an .353 over 25 games and then became a post season [...]

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The New York Mets have reportedly landed All Star pitcher Johan Santana in exchange for 4 top tier prospects. Santana still has to approve the trade due to his no trade clause, however, it’s expected that he will do so once the Mets agree to a contract extension for the Cy Young award winner. The [...]

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The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported today that Johan Santana’s agent has stated that it will take a 7 year deal with an annual value of $20 million to land the star pitcher. The Twins had offered 4 years at $20 million but the 7 year demand simply won’t be something the team can accommodate. Obviously [...]

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With the Tigers having nabbed Cabrera the focus moves to Johan Santana and the Boston Herald is reporting that the Sox and Twins negotiated deep into the night last night. Boston seems intent on not including top prospect Clay Bucholz in the deal but is still willing to put together a blockbuster package that could include either [...]

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The New York Times reported that the potential deal to send Johan Santana to the Yankees “showed a flicker of life” this morning when the Twins “backed off their demand that the right-hander Ian Kennedy be added to the Yankees’ trade offer.” The Yanks’ offer to this point has been Phillip Hughs, Melky Cabrera, and [...]

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Fox Sports is reporting that Twin star Johan Santana will not waive his no-trade clause during the season. That essentially limits the Twins’ options to trading him before the season starts, or allow him to walk via free agency in exchange for two draft picks. When you consider the type of offers the Twins are [...]

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The Hot Stove is smoking but we’re unlinkely to see any real flames until next week’s Winter Meetings in Nashville. With a shallow free-agent pool,  teams will have to resort to old-fashioned wheeling and dealing.
The focus of most attention is, of course, Johan Santana who Minnesota has on the block. The Twinkies are hoping that [...]

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Pioneer Press columnist Charlie Walters is reporting that Boston is the current favorite in the bidding for the Twins highly sought after pitcher, Johan Santana. The price is rumored to be center fielder Coco Crisp, shortstop prospect Jed Lowry, lefty Jon Lester, and right-hander Justin Masterson.
Before completing the trade the Red Sox will need to [...]

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Every newspaper on the east coast is reporting that the Yankees are in talks with the Twins about a trade for Santana (Johan not Carlos) but the price for the two-time Cy Young Award winner will be steep (Hughes and Cabrera?) since the Mets, Red Sox and Dodgers are also reportedly interested.

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The Red Sox have said all along that their top priority was keeping free agent third basemen Mike Lowell, and now, according to ESPN.com they are very close to doing so. The deal is reportedly for three years and worth $37.5 million. Apparently other clubs (namely the Dodgers and the Phillies) were offering a 4th [...]

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