The New York Mets have agreed to a trade for two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana, giving up four prospects to acquire the left-handed ace of the Minnesota Twins, according to two high-ranking Twins officials with knowledge of the talks and a person close to Santana.The Mets get their ace for a pitching staff that sorely lacked depth. However, they've pretty much emptied their entire farm system to get Santana.
The deal is pending the Mets and Santana reaching agreement on a six- or seven-year contract extension and that Santana passes a physical; they have been granted a 48 to-72-hour window to do so. Santana has a no-trade clause that he will waive if agreement is reached on a contract extension.
The Mets paid a high price in prospects to land Santana, agreeing to send the Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey.
Expect the Mets to sign Santana to a huge deal - well north of $100 million.
As a Yankee fan, I have to thank the Mets for keeping him out of Boston. After an offseason of mistakes and missteps, GM Omar Minaya may have gotten Met fans back in the fold and excited about the team after its colossal collapse last season.
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