Red Sox lose out on Johan Santana

Reports are coming in that the New York Mets and the Minnesota Twins have agreed in principal to a trade that will send Johan Santana to Queens. The deal now rests on the shoulders of the Mets' front office, as they have been given 72 hours to sign Santana to a contract extension. It is well-known that Santana turned down a 4-year $80 million extension from the Twins and is seeking $25 million per year instead. The Mets are one of the few teams in baseball with the capacity to offer Santana this kind of money with the Red Sox, Angels, and Yankees being among the other ballclubs.

Only the Red Sox had shown interest in Santana as of late with trade offers including Jon Lester or Jacoby Ellsbury being on the table. The Red Sox were adamant they would not trade both and it seems that is where the Twins and Sox discussions may have fallen apart.

I, personally, feel the Sox made the correct move. They have the pieces to win another World Championship this year. They didn't have to go trade great young players like Ellsbury or Lester to complete this deal. Both proved themselves on the game's greatest stage last October and both should contribute to the team's success this year. Hats off to Theo and the Sox front office for not doing what former Red Sox front office personnel had done in the past and that is trade away young talent for one superstar.