Well it is official; Johan Santana is no longer a Minnesota Twin. After passing his physical, Santana became an official member of the New York Mets. In exchange for Santana, the Twins acquired four prospects: outfielder Carlos Gomez and right-handers Phil Humber, Kevin Mulvey, and Deolis Guerra. The Mets and Santana agreed on a six-year contract that includes a guaranteed $137.5 million and features a seventh-year, $25 million vesting option for 2014 with a $5.5 million buyout.
We have been talking about a potential Johan Santana trade for months and this Minnesota Twins fan is not sure the Twins made the best deal. I guess time will tell if the prospects will pan out. Santana's contract is the largest contract for a pitcher in baseball history and his average annual salary of $22.5 million ranks second in baseball, trailing only Alex Rodriguez $27.5 million salary. Can you believe it? Santana and ARod in the same tax bracket!
The Twins offered up to as much as five years and $100 million to Santana, but he held out and it paid it off…big...I guess.
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