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[MLB - Yankees] - Inbox: Adding fuel to Hot Stove fire?

Bryan Hoch — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:36:11 GMT

... y from after the 2007 season when the Twins were asking a healthy bounty for Johan Santana. With Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui declaring for free agency, do you see t ...

[NY Daily News] - Harper: Hal has Yankees showing who's Boss

John Harper — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:42:46 GMT

... ndermined by Hank's public criticism of the Yankees' decision to pass on the Johan Santana trade, and insisted on such an arrangement in order to sign a new deal. The ...

[River Avenue Blues] - Going after the big Fish

Mike Axisa — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:39:30 GMT

... h his best years still ahead of him. This isn’t 32-year-old Roy Halladay, or Johan Santana coming off a sketchy second half. Johnson’s a bonafide franchise cornerstone ...

[NY Daily News] - Mets may pack for Puerto Rico

ADAM RUBIN, DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:27:05 GMT

... 'd rather see me play, too." Beltran also was joined at his charity event by Johan Santana , Pedro Martinez , Omar Minaya , Gary Sheffield , Pagan and Feliciano. Marc ...

[Daily News: Surfing the Mets] - Mets-Marlins in San Juan may be looming

Adam Rubin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:42:54 GMT

... ’d rather see me play, too.” Beltran also was joined at his charity event by Johan Santana , Pedro Martinez , Omar Minaya , Gary Sheffield , Pagan and Feliciano. Marc ...

[The Real Dirty Mets Blog] - NY State of Mind?

halfmanhalfamazin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:20:43 GMT

... e King Albert (wishful thinking). Disadvantages: - David Wright, Jose Reyes, Johan Santana, Carlos Beltranâ€¦this team is built to win now. Beltran and Santana arenâ€™t g ...

[Florida Marlins Sun-Sentinel Blogs] - Florida Marlins: One of several teams weary of four-year pacts to pitchers

Juan C. Rodriguez — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:58:05 GMT

... yals -- Gil Meche (5), Zack Greinke (4) Twins -- Joe Nathan (4 plus option), Johan Santana (4), Scott Baker (4) Indians -- Fausto Carmona (4 plus 3 options), Cliff Lee ...

[Amazin' Avenue] - The Bill James Handbook 2010

Eric Simon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:18 GMT

... st swing %' in the National League (43.8%). Benjie Molina was third (38.6%). Johan Santana threw the second-highest percentage of pitches in the strike zone in the Nat ...

[New York Times] - Mauer Expected to Win M.V.P., but That’s the Least of the Twins’ Concerns

PAT BORZI — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:53:25 GMT

... are a given; the Twins appear more committed to keeping Mauer than they did Johan Santana or Torii Hunter, the most recent high-profile Twins to depart for richer clu ...

[Around the Majors] - Jon Heyman Throws Stones From A Glass House

Tyler Hissey — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:17:51 GMT

... t valuable pitchers in the league based on WAR. Here was his final three. 1. Johan Santana 2. Sabathia 3. Lidge Santana was a defensible decision. While many of his pe ...

[SWB Yankees Blog] - What would you rather have?

Donnie Collins — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:52:04 GMT

... seasons on starting pitching. They didn’t trade Hughes or Chamberlain to get Johan Santana, and Hughes was a huge reason the Yankees made it to the postseason in 2009. ...

[Was Watching] - When You Spell Yankee$, You Cannot Leave Off The Last “S” For Savings

Steve Lombardi — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:09:54 GMT

... arting pitchers, by average annual value: CC Sabathia, $23,000,000 (2009-15) Johan Santana, $22,916,667 (2008-13) Carlos Zambrano, $18,300,000 (2008-12) Barry Zito, $1 ...

[NY Baseball Digest] - Dodgers Could Be Stiffest Competition for Yanks

Mike Silva — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:21:51 GMT

... eepstakes will be far more intriguing than what we saw out of Minnesota with Johan Santana. That was more posturing by New York and Boston versus real interest. Until ...

[Mack's Mets] - More Stove Stuff - Johan, Bay, Timay, #14,

Mack — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:42:16 GMT

... But the Astros reached that same conclusion regarding a young pitcher named Johan Santana and he was selected in the Rule 5 draft. I'm not saying that Clemens or Lock ...

[Kings of Kauffman] - When Good Posts Go Bad: ERA+ and the CYA

Wally Fish — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:16:16 GMT

... and led the leagues in ERA+. It also happened in 2006 with Brandon Webb and Johan Santana. Thus my post idea was pretty much DOA. I was hoping that Lincecum and Grei ...