The great Will Carroll, over at Baseball Prospectus, is reporting that a deal to send Johan Santana to the Red Sox is "all but done," with Minnesota getting Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Ryan Kalish and an unnamed center fielder. If that center fielder turns out to be Jacoby Ellsbury, then I'm quite happy with the news. We all saw what Ellsbury and Lester are capable of in September, and the other two players are very good prospects as well. Plus, the players are only Minnesota's price. The Red Sox will still have to contend with Santana's price, as the pitcher won't waive his no trade clause without a long term deal. Considering what Barry Zito got last season, the Sox will be lucky to sign Santana for "just" $120 million over six years. Obviously Santana is a great pitcher, and I don't relish the idea of seeing him in a Red Sox uniform, but I'm glad to see Boston pay so heavily. Of course, I won't be quite as happy if the unnamed center fielder is Coco Crisp, but I've got a feeling that that's not the case.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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Looks like Will Carroll's not so great after all.
I got to see Ellsbury play in Scranton, he's a heck of a player. The Twins should be requesting him, they're giving up a top gun to a team that will ultimately beat them if the Twins were to make the playoffs.
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