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| 10th January, 2008 - 6:57 pm | MLB.com - The Yankees have spent most of their offseason batting around a deal for Johan Santana, internally debating the merits of swapping young talent for the established Twins' ace.
After two months, Senior Vice President Hank Steinbrenner told the New York Daily News in Thursday's editions that while there is "nothing new" to report on the trade front for Santana, he is beginning to lean away from the idea, citing the intrinsic cost in terms of both player talent and dollar figures.
"What it comes down to right now is giving up a lot [in a trade] and then having to do the big contract, as well," Steinbrenner said. "If [Santana] was just a free agent, we could just go ahead and do it. There's a big difference this way. We have to sign him as if he's a free agent, plus you have to give up major talent. That's a tall order." [READ] |
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