so-cal dub Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Jees, you people... Mets Get Johan 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 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. 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. The deal would give the Mets the much-needed ace at the front of their rotation. Santana won the American League Cy Young Award in 2004 and 2006 and is 93-44 lifetime. He went 15-13 with a 3.33 ERA for the Twins last season. Santana has struck out at least 235 batters each of the past four seasons. While the deal drains much of the talent out of the Mets' farm system, they did manage to hold on to top prospect Fernando Martinez, an outfielder. Instead, they headed the package with Gomez, who turned 22 in December and spent 58 games with the Mets last year. Gomez is what scouts like to call a five-tool player, a combination of offensive ability that includes power and speed as well as an above-average defensive game and a strong arm. He has worked to cut down a strikeout rate that was high during the early part of a minor league career that began in 2004 after the Mets signed him out of the Dominican Republic. He made his major league debut last May and hit .232. Humber, 25, is the Mets' 2004 first-round pick who has made five major league appearances, including one start, over the past two seasons. He won 11 games at Class AAA last season, his first full year after having Tommy John surgery in 2005. Santana would give the Mets the best rotation in the NL East after they missed out on the division title by one game thanks to a historic September collapse. He'd likely be joined by Pedro Martinez, John Maine, Oliver Perez and Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez. The Twins, meanwhile, would see yet another young star they produced leave the organization. Their Gold Glove outfielder, Torii Hunter, left for the Los Angeles Angels this offseason. Gomez would be a candidate to replace him in center field ---link--- and I couldn't be anymore happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 i just heard of it for the first time like 5 mins ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateb Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I saw it on ESPNnews 2 minutes ago WOOOOOOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 WOW. And we didn't have to give up Martinez and Pelfrey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Lesner Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Yes! finally the Mets are being serious about the 2008 season Cheers to the mets for making this trade, and hope for a good season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so-cal dub Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 WOW. And we didn't have to give up Martinez and Pelfrey. Only proving that other clubs would like nothing more than to juice the Yanks for talent. Anyway, this is better for the Yanks. He's out of the league now, not with Boston, and we still have Hughes. He's gonna be a monster for you guys. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feefifoefum Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Only proving that other clubs would like nothing more than to juice the Yanks for talent. Anyway, this is better for the Yanks. He's out of the league now, not with Boston, and we still have Hughes. He's gonna be a monster for you guys. Congrats. Does EVERYTHING have to be about the Yankees? ? Jesus! Great deal for the Mets!!! Now, about that bullpen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Santana, Pedro, Maine, Perez, Pelfrey and El Duque as spot starter/pen/big game/rested late season. Great move Omar, in essence we traded Glavine for Santana and we get to face Glavine at least 4 or 5 time ourselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jranieli Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I am so happy they did not give up F-Mart and Pelfry. Wow, I am sad to see Gomez go but good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateb Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Only proving that other clubs would like nothing more than to juice the Yanks for talent. Anyway, this is better for the Yanks. He's out of the league now, not with Boston, and we still have Hughes. He's gonna be a monster for you guys. Congrats. I think you're original offer floored ours. Twins made a mistake IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exit 117 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I'M SO FUCKING HAPPY AND EXCITED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditto Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 And I breathe a sigh of relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Santana, Pedro, Maine, Perez, Pelfrey and El Duque as spot starter/pen/big game/rested late season. Great move Omar, in essence we traded Glavine for Santana and we get to face Glavine at least 4 or 5 time ourselves yeah but he's on the braves so he'll suddenly get good again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 and it'snot just about the yanks, the red sox arguably made better offers as well. the twins knew they had no leverage and the only thing you can do in that situation is to act as if you have plenty, they did a good job but didnt know when to cash out (when hughes and melky + others were on the table). that gm is awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exit 117 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Yeah, Twins definitely did a terrible job of managing that trade. Got too greedy and waited too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jranieli Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 No kidding, Smith should be fired for this. I am not complaining though. They did not have to give up Pelfry and F-Mart. That makes the even sweater for Mets fans. The Twins cashed out way too late. They should have taken those deals months ago. The Boston deal was sweet. The Mets even had better deals on the table than what they gave up today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 But will the Mets be willing to give him 6 or 7 years at 150 mil? This has to be worked out in the next 72 hours for the deal to go through. Where's our Mets Mod anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feefifoefum Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 yeah but he's on the braves so he'll suddenly get good again He was good for the Mets in recent years... except for that one time... :brooding: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 nice way to overshadow the loss of pedro feliz :brooding: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateb Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 But will the Mets be willing to give him 6 or 7 years at 150 mil? This has to be worked out in the next 72 hours for the deal to go through. Where's our Mets Mod anyway? The Mets knew when making the trade they were gonna have to really dish out a lot of coin for johan. No worries. He's a Met Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feefifoefum Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 The Mets knew when making the trade they were gonna have to really dish out a lot of coin for johan. No worries. He's a Met Omar is hammering out a deal as we speak... en espanol of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so-cal dub Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Ok, I took it upon your guys great day to do my first baseball youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feefifoefum Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Ok, I took it upon your guys great day to do my first baseball youtube. Bill Smith rocks... Credit Minaya for waiting it out and not doing anything drastic like including Reyes in this deal months ago. Gomez will flourish in that ballpark with his speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jranieli Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 You are right, I am tickled pink I know we all have been hard on P-fry but I think he is going to turn out to be a good pitcher. He is still young and this gives him more time to develop and gain confidence. In a few outings last year he looked promising. I am so happy Omar didn't trade him away. I got this off of metsblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Ok, I took it upon your guys great day to do my first baseball youtube. nice job So Cal, I agree their GM is a boob. Twas a smart man who said "in essence they traded Glavine for Santana" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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