As The Santana Turns @ SOX & Dawgs

Just came across this on MLB Trade Rumors:

Just got an incredible rumor from a trusted New York sportswriter. Stay with me, because this one’s crazy. But rest assured that if the source wasn’t good, I wouldn’t post it.

Minnesota has initiated talks for a three-way blockbuster with the Twins and A’s. Here’s how it would go down:

Mets send Jose Reyes, Kevin Mulvey, and Hector Pellot to A’s
A’s send Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson to Mets
A’s send Dan Haren to Twins
Twins send Johan Santana to Mets

Mets get Johan Santana, Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson
A’s get Jose Reyes and Kevin Mulvey
Twins get Dan Haren and Hector Pellot

The source says Haren is exactly the type of player the Twins want for Santana, a cheap frontline starter. It’s known the Mets would hate to deal Reyes but they would get some value beyond Santana. Billy Beane is happy because he gets Reyes for one more year than he had Haren plus longtime favorite Mulvey. And, he’s out of Crosby’s contract.

All I have to say about this is WOW!!! As it says above, it is just a rumor and hasn’t what this entire winter meetings has been, just one big rumor but yet the plot thickens!!!!

Earlier, Jason from My Baseball Bias had posted this about Santana from Will Carroll at Baseball Prospectus:

Will Carroll of BP said a deal was being held up for medical reasons:

So what’s the holdup? The long-known Sox and Twins deal for Johan Santana is on hold again due to medical issues. Jon Lester might need to see the Twins or an independent physician before the deal is finalized. While many are focusing on his history of cancer, that’s not likely the issue here; the Sox, with their connections to The Jimmy Fund, have access to some of the best oncologists in the world. The Twins, I’m told, want to know that “his arm is pristine.”

And before that, this came along from the Newark Star-Ledger:

A baseball official close to Boston management, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to disclose information, confirmed the Red Sox and Twins today are continuing to negotiate on players in a possible deal. And, the official said, the Red Sox are making offers as if there is still competition for Santana.

The official said that opposed to 24 hours earlier — when the Red Sox were waiting to hear back from the Twins — the teams are engaged, and that increases the likelihood of a deal.