Johan Santana Rumors

12.4.07 9:04pm PST
Looks like the Red Sox are the only show in town at this point. Sox GM Theo Epstein has said that talks between the 2 teams will continue well into the night.

On a lighter note on Santana, the Rangers met with the Twins to "kick the tires" so to speak, but I think that's the last we'll hear from the Rangers on this one.

12.3.07 7:58pm PST
There's word from Nashville that the Twins have started calling other teams and gauging their interest in Twins' ace Johan Santana. Does that mean the Twins have rejected the Red Sox and Yankees' offers? There's no confirmation of that yet, but it seems curious that the Twins are making phone calls to other teams, unless they'll try to find another team to raise the offers from both the Sox and Yanks.

12.2.07 6:58pm PST
Hank Steinbrenner weighed in on the Yankees' negotations for Twins' Ace Johan Santana. He says he wants to hear from the Twins sometime tomorrow on their offer and that it is "a final offer".

12.2.07 5:49pm PST
According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the Yankees have set an, end of day Monday, deadline on the Minnesota Twins to respond to their last offer for Twins' Ace Johan Santana. The deal is reportedly Melky Cabrera, Philip Hughes and another top prospect.

12.2.07 1:04 PM PST
As of last night, it looked like the Yankees have the best offer on the table, but now ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting that the Red Sox have upped their offer, informing the Twins that they will offer Jacoby Ellsbury in their deal for Santana, but will not offer Lester in the same package.

Meanwhile, Olney also reports that the Yankees may pull their deal off the table before the end of the day if no agreement is reached between them and the Twins, meaning it could be the Red Sox that are able to acquire Santana, which would be a HUGE blow to the Yankees.