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Originally Posted by Mike P
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.
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I hadn't heard that about him not accepting a trade when the season starts, but I lifted this quote off ESPN.
"The Twins and Red Sox are going to have to get very creative, or the Twins are going to wind up just hanging on to their ace -- for now.
"I know people say they'd get less for him if they kept him and traded him in July, but I don't believe that," said one GM. "To be honest, I think they'd get more."