 Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Are the Yankees bluffing on Santana?
Yesterday we were speculating if Omar was bluffing at the winter meetings about landing quality pitching. The Yankees made a midnight Monday night deadline for the Johan Santana sweepstakes. The Twins insisted on Ian Kennedy as the third player and the Red Sox are ready to move. The Yankees hinted that they left the race because they felt the Twins were running up the price by playing the Red Sox off the Yankees. Are they bluffing? Their recent public statements on A-Rod and then public reversal give them a credibility gab on this issue. The Yankees need to make this trade. While the Yankees retained their four key free agents: ARod, Rivera, Posada and Pettitte, they spent a lot of money maintaining the status quo, not improving. The Yankees traditionally have spent the most money and not on the best players. Here is a shot to get the best pitcher in the game. Yes you have to give up two prospects, however, sometimes you just have to pull the trigger for a superstar. Looks like the Yankees pulling out does not increase the Mets chances, they apparently have accepted reality and moved on. Last night it was reported that the Mets offered Aaron Heilman, Carlos Gomez and Philip Humber for Erik Bedard. There was a similar rumor last week but with Millidge in place of Gomez and Baltimore was not impressed. Florida moving Dontrelle Willis effect the Mets and Yankees calculus. Other clubs may hold on to their pitchers until after the Santana deal is done to see how desperate teams are to make a deal and extract more from them. Posted by Steve in New York
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