A few minor Yankee stories have hit the tubes today, so here's a quick and dirty bullet list. I'm going to link to several new Yankee blogs you'll be able to find on my blog roll for the coverage.
And one from
MLBTR- Peter Gammons pretty much echoes my sentiments. The Yanks and Sox really think they've offered too much for Santana and they're both hoping the Mets sweeten their package and land Johan.
In other baseball news, Billy Beane has continued to dismantle the A's,
shipping Nick Swisher to the White Sox for two very highly regarded prospects, Gio Gonzalez and Fautino De Los Santos along with Ryan Sweeney. Swisher will probably play a sub-par center field for the ChiSox, who appear to be making a big move to stay relevant in the A.L. Central. It's going to be a tall order with the Indians remaining intact and the Tigers landing Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis at the Winter Meetings.
Thanks for the add and the link Brian.
I'm at a loss for words, however, on why Hank-Stein continues to consider Santana. The prospects aren't actually the issue for me, it's the money they would commit over the next seven years.
Hank made it clear today that the money won't be an issue saying “we’re the best able to handle the kind of contract (extension) Santana will be after”. That sounds to me like he's ready to make a deal.
Jason,
I don't know what to think at this point. I really do think both the Yanks and the Sox would love to see Santana go to the Mets. I'm hoping that Hank is keeping the Yanks name in there just so the Sox don't get him by default for an inferior package.
Unfortunately, I think it's going to be a while before anything happens.