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Originally Posted by Fishin' Blues
IMO, the Twinkies are crazy to get rid of him before the trade deadline next year anyway. I don't know if they need to dump salary, but he could get them 10 wins by then. By that point there'll be a handful of teams on the playoff cusp that would be interested in overpaying for him.
I think they're just trolling him out there to see if a team will WAY over-compensate them for him.
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Except that Santana is on record as saying that he won't accept a trade once the 2008 season starts. He has a no-trade clause in his contract, and if he sticks to his word, he'll play the season out with the Twinkies and walk at the end of the season. They're way overplaying their hand here. The Sox are offering players who won't be eligible for free agency for several seasons and who combined aren't making a million bucks. The Twins' choices are, trade him now and get something for him, or don't trade him and get nothing when he walks at the end of the year.