Whispers in Minnesota
As you are probably aware, the Johan Santana sweepstakes are operating at full force, with the handful of likely contenders including the Red Sox and the Yankees.
A reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that the Sox might be able to get a deal done without giving up either of their two top prospects in Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz.
“A little birdie says the Boston Red Sox have become the favorite in the Johan Santana trade sweepstakes. The Twins would receive four players for the Twins’ two-time Cy Young Award winner, including center fielder Coco Crisp, 28. Others would be shortstop prospect Jed Lowry (sic), 23; left-handed pitcher Jon Lester, 23; and right-handed pitcher Justin Masterson, 22.”
Take it for what it’s worth. I’m not sure what or who his “little birdie” might be, whether he is actually connected to the Twins or if this is just idle speculation. The guy misspelled Lowrie, so he might not be the most reliable cat on the planet. However, if there’s any truth to this, and the deal actually goes down as stated, there will be quite a few smiling faces in New England.
November 29th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
For whatever it’s worth, apparently this journalist made the call about the Garza-Young deal, so despite his terrible spelling he might be a reliable source.
Also, since Jimmy wrote this well written entry the Herald has mentioned that the Twins are insisting that the Sox add either Bucholz or Ellsbury to the mix.