Baseball GMs Gambling on Availability of Santana at Winter Meetings

Baseball's highest profile free agents have all been signed already this year, meaning that the wheels will be turning when it comes to the winter GM meetings that begin next week.

Johan Santana will be at the center of all of the big market teams wish lists, and with Minnesota unable to re sign their top star, the chances he will be traded are great.

The Yankees have already inquired about the former Cy Young award winner, and they are believed to have the best package to offer the Twins in a trade.

The Mets, and Omar Minaya, are salivating over Santana, but they are unwilling to give up Jose Reyes, and as of now the Twins have not come off their demands for the young superstar shortstop.

The Red Sox are also in on the Santana sweepstakes, but they do not want to part with Jacob Ellsbury, and the Dodgers, who have young talent to trade, might want to use that talent to go after Miguel Cabrera.

No matter who ends up with Santana, that will not be the only deal made next week, with Baltimore's Erik Bedard, and Oakland's Dan Haren and Joe Blanton also on the market.

With all of those big names being rumored, this next week could make for one of the most explosive winter meetings in recent history, and Santana will be the trigger to get the whole thing started.

November 30, 2007
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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