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It's hard to believe the Twins won't trade Santana even if it's just a trade deadline deal.

If Santana is traded before the 2008 season, then it will definitely come with a 4-7 year extension. If it happens mid-season, it's not as clear.

I'm sure the Twins would want the team to sign Santana to the extension. That would help them get a better deal.

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why would santana agree to this? he gets much better money in the offseason as a FA.

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Obviously, Santana isn't going to sign a deal for less than maket value.

Plenty of player sign long term deals without actually becoming free agents. If Santana gets a good deal, why wouldn't he do it?

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May depend upon his agent. Boras always wants to go the free agent route because he believes auction fever leads to max contracts. And I believe he is right. Santana won't sign any deal unless he's traded to a team he wants to go to. And hes not going to do it to help out the twins, he might do it to get traded into a pennant race with his favorite team. But he doesnt need to sign to reduce his injury risk, he could probably buy insurance for his last half season at reasonable rates.

Given rising revenues, 7/$175M might not be enough to land Santana.