Twins Will Trade Santana Before Spring Training

A Twins official told the Star Tribune that Johan Santana will be traded before the start of spring training. The official believes the Mets offer is the best for them right now even though they are offering players who are not yet ready for the majors. The Yankees and the Red Sox have most likely put their best offers on the table but they may tweak them slightly to get the deal done. Boston will be fine with Santana going to the National League and keeping the young players they have but they want to make sure the Yankees do not beef up their rotation. I think fans in Boston, New York, and the Twin Cities just want a deal done so the teams can move forward. The Red Sox need to determine who the bench outfielder and corner infielder will be in the next month and they can not do that until Santana goes somewhere. Coco, Kielty and Hinske are all sitting in limbo until Twin's GM Bill Smith decides to sh*! or get off the pot.