Santana trade thoughts...

The incredible thing about the whole Johan Santana mess is that I think the Twins would have gotten more for their money if they had held onto Santana, and let him go as an A free agent. They were guaranteed a first round pick since his only market was New York and Boston. That coupled with a first round sandwich pick would have netted a bigger haul in my mind than what they got. As good as the A.J. Pierzinski trade was for them, this trade will set them back. They could have made some noise in the AL Central race with Santana, but now they're done. Another part of this equation is the contract, and how it will affect others. The Indians have to be worried that they'll have to unload C.C. Sabathia for a similar package.