Is our long national nightmare finally over? Bob Nightengale of USA Today thinks so- he's reporting that Johan Santana is on his way to the Mets, in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey. His sources are "two high-ranking Twins officials with knowledge of the talks and a person close to Santana".
Santana needs to pass a physical, and then come to terms on a contract extension with the Mets, and the deal will (reportedly) be done. The Mets have 48-72 hours to get this all wrapped up, and then we can FINALLY quit talking about this after 3 solid months of "will they or won't they?" Thank goodness - as you can tell, I quit posting about the daily nonsense rumor mill around Santana back in December because it was reaching unequaled levels of ridiculousness.
Obviously, as a Phillies follower, I'm shitting my pants right now. As a Sox fan, I just say, "Whew."
on January 29, 2008 4:32 PM
I'm praying for this. Jacoby, Lester, Masterson, and Lowrie all happen to be special favorites of mine. And this way, Santana is out of the AL, too. :D