[wisehandpoker]

1) Is he still the best pitcher in baseball?
2) Is one year of him really worth more than five years each of Cabrera/Hughes or Ellesbury/Bucholz?

The Twins' leverage comes from the trading partner's ability to negotiate with Santana, but it's partially nullified by Santana's no-trade clause. Getting ten years worth of major league ready, high celing talent doesn't seem that far off to me.