If everything goes down like it's supposed to, the Mets will give up Carlos Gomez, Phil Humber, Kevin Mulvey, and Deolis Guerra. And?
That's right, no Fernando Martinez or Mike Pelfrey. Pelfrey looks like a bit of a chump out there on the mound sometimes, but it appears that the Twins either wanted Humber more or the Mets withheld Pelfrey when it became apparent that the Twins had to get a deal done and both the Yankees and Red Sox backed down.
That certainly appears to be what happened with Martinez, who reports over the last couple of weeks had indicated would have to be a part of any deal.
The story, which broke initially with usatoday.com, has now been corroborated by ESPN, the Daily News, and Mets.com, which says the Mets have a reached a "tentative deal" with the Twins for Santana. Sources say that the Mets negotiating window for a contract extension is anywhere between 48 and 72 hours. Santana has been reported to be seeking a contract in the range of 7 years and $140 million dollars.
I'm not jumping for joy yet. There's still 72 hours for this whole thing to turn into a pretty big disappointment.
Pony up, Wilpons!
Stay tuned.
(Picture courtesy mets.com)
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