Rangers almost completed blockbuster for Santana?

Before the Twins consummated the trade that sent ace Johan Santana to the Mets, did Santana almost end up with the Texas Rangers?

According to SI.com's Jon Heyman he did. The Rangers were said to be the most aggressive pursuers of Santana and it was rumored that there was an agreement between the teams or the teams were close to an agreement on the young players going back to Minnesota.

The holdup, according to Heyman's sources, was the enthusiasm or lack thereof , of Santana wanting to go to the Rangers. When asked Santana said he'd "consider it," which the Twins took a less than face value and ended negotiations with the Rangers. During the discussion, the Rangers were prepared to give Santana as much or more than the 6-year $137.5M contract the Mets paid.