Monday, February 14, 2005
Great news!
Great news for Red Sox fans today, on 2 fronts, as the Twins have signed Johan Santana to a four-year extension.
The first reason this is great, is it keeps Santana away from the Bronx. Much like Beltran last year, it already seemed to be a foregone conclusion that the Yankees would get the young star after this year. He would command a high salary that Minnesota couldn't afford, and George would do whatever it took to put this ace at the top of the rotation for years to come.
The second reason this is great, is the Twins seem to be on a collision course with the Yankees every year in the playoffs. They haven't beaten them yet, but Santana twice in a five-game series is always going to make things difficult for the perennial AL East champs.
The first reason this is great, is it keeps Santana away from the Bronx. Much like Beltran last year, it already seemed to be a foregone conclusion that the Yankees would get the young star after this year. He would command a high salary that Minnesota couldn't afford, and George would do whatever it took to put this ace at the top of the rotation for years to come.
The second reason this is great, is the Twins seem to be on a collision course with the Yankees every year in the playoffs. They haven't beaten them yet, but Santana twice in a five-game series is always going to make things difficult for the perennial AL East champs.
# posted by Darlucky @ 1:48 PM 
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On the other hand, did you include the Heacliff for Lowe and Varitek trade, since they were both minor leaguers when traded and wouldn't be counted as well? That should push it back in the other direction a fair amount.
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# posted by 
: February 14, 2005 at 5:18 PM
: February 14, 2005 at 5:18 PM
good point moose - looks like from their total analysis that the bad trades outweighed the good ones, pushing them well into last.
Still I thinkt he lowe/v'tek for a terrible closer has to go on the list of biggest steals ever as well. especially viewed in the light of a World Series champeenship
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Still I thinkt he lowe/v'tek for a terrible closer has to go on the list of biggest steals ever as well. especially viewed in the light of a World Series champeenship
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