Steinbrenner: Door 'not closed' on deal for Twins' Santana</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> Upon word that the Minnesota Twins were considering dealing Johan Santana, the New York Yankees jumped at the opportunity to land the ace. Then the talks stalled.</p> Now it appears the two teams are back at it.</p> The New York Daily News reported that the Yankees and Twins have had "a couple of brief calls" recently and Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said Friday the door is "not closed" for the Yankees to pull off the deal.</p> "It's up to Minnesota what they want to do and I assume they're still thinking about trading him," Steinbrenner said, according to the paper. "As far as what I'm going to do, I don't know. There's been a couple of brief calls. The door's not closed.</p> "I'm still thinking about it."</p> Santana, a left-hander who turns 29 in March, has a 93-44 record with a 3.22 ERA in eight major league seasons and is owed $13.25 million next year. Steinbrenner disputed a report in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that said Santana's agent has told interested teams such as the Yankees, Boston Red Sox and others that Santana will require a seven-year contract extension worth $140 million. Santana likely would want an extension in exchange for waiving his no-trade clause.</p> "The Twins haven't told us that [about the $140 million], no," Steinbrenner said, according to the Daily News. "We haven't talked to his agent directly, either. We can't. And Minnesota's not going to call us and tell us."</p> The Red Sox have reportedly offered a package that includes one of their top prospects -- Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz and Jacoby Ellsbury -- but only one.</p> </div></p>
If we can get him for something along the lines of Ian, Melky, Horne, I'd do it. Anything more, no no.</p> They're crazy if they give Hughes, Melky, Tabata/Jackson.</p>
Whats great about Hank Steinbrenner is that when he gives you an ultimatum, you can ignore it because hes just blowing smoke....that will good for agents to know in the future when they are raping him for mega contracts</p>
