Letters to the Editor
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@Buffalonian
"Either way, the point is that MN doesn't have the money the big clubs do and would be stupid to let Santana walk next year without getting anything back. The Yankee have a very deep farm system again and will be using it (and piles of cash that Cashman trips over in his office) to rebuild."
They wouldn't be getting nothing back. They'd be getting two draft picks, either one of which could be turned into something better than a centerfielder who maybe will become a league average hitter if everything breaks perfectly for him.
There are 28 other teams you know, and all of them would also like Santana pitching and could offer a better package than that. The Yankees might get him, but the trade isn't going to be a giveaway like that, especially not with the Twins about to move into a new stadium.