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Originally Posted by pdrift1
the twins got hosed on this deal.
they should have not been playing games with the yanks and sox. they had thier opp and blew it.
now its a wash in the al east, i think both the yanks and sox are satisfied neither team got him and hes out of the al all together.
that being said we have to deal with him in the nl.
big trade for the mets who where looking like the wernt going to pull the trigger on anything, but now look very good.
only thing is i would hate to pay that new contract next year but hey its the mets they have the cash.
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I don't think the contract is that big of an issue. He's basically going to get what Barry Zito got on the open market which the Mets were prepared to pay but not for Zito. So the Mets traded one good OF prospect who needs to learn plate discipline (which wasn't going to be possible with the Mets next year), a 25yo pitcher who has already had Tommy John surgery, and two other pitching prospects that likely would have never made the rotation with Santana, Maine, Perez, and Pelfrey likely around for a while. In exchange they upgraded from Barry Zito to Johan Santana for about the same money. I'm just shocked they pulled this off without any of Reyes, Pelfrey, Heilman, or Fernando Martinez involved.