In our last episode of “As The Santana Turns”, we found out that the Red Sox and Twins are working on the framework of a deal that would bring Johan Santana to the Sox for a package of Coco Crisp, Jon Lester, Jed Lowrie and Justin Masterson or Michael Bowden.
The only thing I can tell you right now from all the reading I have done is that nothing has changed since our last episode. What does that mean? Absolutely nothing other than you have to figure the two sides are talking as well as the Twins talking with other teams. One thing I know is that the Yankees do not want to part with Phillip Hughes.
There is one thing we all have to keep in mind. Even if the Red Sox and Twins agree to the parameters of a deal, that doesn’t mean it’s going to get done. Santana has a full no-trade clause that kicked in when he won the Cy Young in 2006. Obviously, Santana isn’t going to waive that clause without a contract extension that makes him the highest paid pitcher in the game. So now we wait and see what today brings us.
The Red Sox announced on Thursday that tickets will go on sale for their home spring training games will go on sale December 15th even though the spring training schedule hasn’t been released yet. The Red Sox will hopefully release that schedule next week sometime. The tickets will be on sale on redsox.com and also at the box office in Ft. Myers.
Trade only half of Santana situation [Boston Herald]
Red Sox spring tickets go on sale Dec. 15 [The News-Press]
Sox, Twins make some pitches [Boston Globe]
Rivals jockey for Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana [Pioneer Press]
Attention turns back to Santana [Star Tribune]
Make the Deal [ProJo SoxBlog]
Red Sox Print Sale [Boston Globe]
