tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401429690654924920.post5788140061969636352..comments2023-10-31T08:50:27.430-04:00Comments on Mets 4 Life: Is Santana Bad Business?Tyler Florence (Ty Flo)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16450501519305934324noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401429690654924920.post-86337115415759969952008-01-29T17:18:00.000-05:002008-01-29T17:18:00.000-05:00I disagree. On the business side, you can't simpl...I disagree. <BR/>On the business side, you can't simply "wait and see" what happens in free agency because he'll never get there. The Twins know that Santana will not re-sign, and must trade him. If there are one or more teams willing to pay him (and obviously there are) then the only way for such a team to obtain him would be by trade. The Twins will simply accept the best available trade package rather than letting him walk for nothing. <BR/>On the baseball side, you get a 2-time Cy Young winner who in his "worst" season still pitched 200+ innings with a 3.3 era and 15 wins. For most pitchers that would be a career year. Moreover, MLB pitchers are not like NFL running backs & don't collapse at 30. Good pitchers often remain in their prime well through their mid & late 30's, or later. Even with a 6 year deal, Santana would still be due to come off the books by age 36, and even then might still in his prime. <BR/>If you aren't taking issue with the gigantic size of the contract it would take to sign him- which you aren't if you're advocating for a run at him in free agency instead of trade- then there is simply no way to criticize a team for trying to acquire him through trade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401429690654924920.post-78403389680372307672008-01-04T17:36:00.000-05:002008-01-04T17:36:00.000-05:00Good stuff DJ.. I agree 100% with what you said.Good stuff DJ.. I agree 100% with what you said.Tyler Florence (Ty Flo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16450501519305934324noreply@blogger.com