Minnesota Twins News

As the Johan Santana trade story unfolded, Frank Viola couldn’t help but see the parallels to his own departure from Minnesota 19 years ago. Both were left-handed aces with Cy Young Awards on their resumes who priced themselves out of the Twin Cities — and onto the New York Mets for a multiplayer package of [...]

The New York Mets’ attempt to sign Johan Santana to a contract extension is moving slowly, according to a report Thursday by ESPN.com.

Adding Santana has enabled the Mets to forget their collapse and temper the Phillies’ enthusiasm.

In the end, wrote John Harper of the New York Daily News, Omar Minaya deserves credit for waiting out the…

   Too little, too late?
   That’s the question being asked of the Twins after they agreed to deal ace left-hander Johan Santana to the New York Mets for four young minor-leaguers.
   If Santana and the Mets can agree on a contract extension and the lefty passes a physical, Minnesota would receive right-handers Philip Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin [...]

With word coming from multiple sources that the Minnesota Twins are on the verge of completing a trade that would send a two-time Cy Young award winner Johan Santana to the New York Mets, it’s time to figure out what it all means.

Johan Santana’s star became the latest to go dark in Minnesota. The departure of baseball’s most dominant pitcher, in a deal agreed to with the New York Mets for four prospects, was hardly surprising. When it finally happened on Tuesday, however, the hole at the top of the Twins rotation looked big. Scott Baker and [...]

The Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday to trade Johan Santana to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to part with the two-time Cy Young Award for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, two people familiar with the deal said, speaking on condition [...]

The Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday to trade Johan Santana to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to send the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, a person familiar with the deal said.

The New York Mets are poised to obtain two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana from the Minnesota Twins for…