The New York Mets pulled off a huge trade today as they are set to acquire starting pitcher Johan Santana from the Minnesota Twins for four prospects. The deal will only happen if the Mets and Santana can agree on a long term contract in the next 72 hours however.
The Mets are sending Carlos Gomez and Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey to the Twins. That is a lot of pitching prospects for Santana, but that is something you have to give up to get a great pitcher like Santana. The Mets are definately setup for a deep playoff run in 2008 with this trade.
Other teams in the National League are already talking having to face a Johan Santana and Pedro Martinez combination in a playoff series. None of them are liking this!
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