Johan Santana brings the heat at the 2007 All-Star Game.
As promised, BPP sports analyst Bill Wolff continues this morning's conversation with details about the left-handed Venezuelan pitcher with the amazing name, Johan Santana:
Johan Santana is a left-handed pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, and he is EXCELLENT — a genuine star in his prime. He's in his late 20s (27), so he appears to have plenty of effective seasons ahead of him. He is entering the last — or "walk" — year of his contract, and the Twins are unlikely to have enough money to re-sign him to a long-term, big-money deal.
Therefore, it is believed that the Twins are open to the possibility of trading Santana. The big rumor in the last few days is that the Yankees are bidding for his services by packaging a group of players to trade to Minnesota.
The big deal is simply that a player as good and as young as Santana is rarely available, either through trade or free agency. His acquisition would instantly make nearly any team a viable contender.
—Bill Wolff
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