A week has passed since Hank Steinbrenner's deadline to the Minnesota Twins to trade Johan Santana to the Yankees.
   
Hank Steinbrenner's credibility is diminishing by the moment.  He can't impose deadlines as the Twins hold the cards.  This isn't A-Rod as no one else could or would pay him mega money. 
    
However, Hank is carrying on the Steinbrenner tradition of bombastic statements and demands which is plenty of fodder for bloggers like Steve and The Tank to continue writing about.  Furthermore, the deadline did make the Twins, Red Sox, and other teams show their cards.  The Angels folded, the Red Sox tried to bet twice with two separate deals, and the Twins held.  Why did the Twins hold?  I don't blame them for balking on Lester and I really would hold out for Buchholz who already pitched a no-hitter for the Red Sox in his rookie season.

What should teams do?

Yankees: Send Hank Steinbrenner on a vacation to Antarctica where is only reachable by satellite phone and then jam the phone.  Let Brian Cashman do the deal.  Don't let go of both Kennedy (preferred to let go of the two) and Hughes.

In the meantime, try to get Haren who slightly younger and much cheaper than Santana.

Red Sox: Continue to drive the price up for the Yankees.  Hope to get lucky and land Santana without giving up Buchholz.

Twins: Get something done by the end of the year.  It will only be six weeks after that until pitchers and catchers in mid February.  Yes, Santana will have value if he isn't traded by then but it will diminish to zero by the end of July trading deadline because he's going to take the big money in free agency like Torii Hunter did this year with the Angels.

Mets: Our buddy Omar Minaya needs to get either Santana and/or Haren.  Trading the best player he had, Lastings Milledge, could prove to be costly.  If Omar doesn't get a deal done, I am going to give Steve the highest recommendation to become the Mets next GM.  Steve always wanted to overthrow former GM Steve Phillips.  I may have to go to the Wilpons that Steve is the man for the job.  Youth will be served. 
                    
Bottom Line: Oh well, sometimes the hot stove season is better than the real season.  Keep check Steve and The Tank for more updates and perspective.
            
Posted by a philosophical and traveling Tank in Austin, Texas. 

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7:17:10 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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