Johan breaks off talks with Twins - to be FA in 2008

[prohornblower]

Aren't they getting a new stadium within the near future?

Huge back-loaded contract?

I can see it happening.

[THAY3R]

ZOMG ROCCO BALDELLI AKI IWAMURA AND PROSPECTS FOR JOHAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

[Boris]

Given that the Twinkies have are a really good baseball team it doesn't make much sense to trade Santana at the end of the season. They are getting outstanding value from him and they have a decent shot going to the World Series. I think you have take that shot and then let him go at the end of his contract.

[sam h]

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Given that the Twinkies have are a really good baseball team it doesn't make much sense to trade Santana at the end of the season. They are getting outstanding value from him and they have a decent shot going to the World Series. I think you have take that shot and then let him go at the end of his contract.

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I guess it depends what they could get. But if they could get some major-league ready young talent, which should be possible for a creative GM, they could both contend the next year and manage to monetize Santana. If you are a team like the Twins that depends on a steady infusion of cheap young talent, then I don't think you can pass up that opportunity. I think what your As have done with some of their players is a good model for this.

[ThaSaltCracka]

Boris, precisely, I see no reason why they would trade him until at least half way through the 2008 season if things looked bad.

This could also be a move by him to just get more as a FA. Doesn't mean he won't resign with the Twins. This also seems waaaaaay to early, SI is probably just rollin with a rumor, being the nice POS rag they are.

[CheckRaise]

As a Twin's fan this news ruined my day. DON'T GO JOHAN WE LOVE YOU!!!

[SL__72]

If they could get the same kind of value they did on the Pierzynski trade on a trade for Johan, they could probably win the WS like 10 years in a row... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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As a Twin's fan this news ruined my day. DON'T GO JOHAN WE LOVE YOU!!!

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I agree

also this potential situation, is why I was really mad with the Twin's inability to improve the team in the offseason, the window could be much smaller than they thought

[sam h]

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If they could get the same kind of value they did on the Pierzynski trade on a trade for Johan, they could probably win the WS like 10 years in a row... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Lincecum, Cain, Peter McGowan's daughters, and half the revenue of Pac Bell Park sounds about right.

[Boris]

SL - can you imagine the Giants pitching staff today if they still had Santana, Bonser and Nathan? My god they would be nasty.