A few late reports tonight on the Santana saga.
Buster Olney of ESPN first reported that the Twins have asked to see Jon Lester’s medical records:
With talks between the Yankees and Twins losing steam, the Red Sox have emerged as the favorite to land Johan Santana. The teams continued to talk from late Monday into early Tuesday morning, with the Twins even asking to see medical reports on Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester. Last week, the Red Sox offered Lester, outfielder Coco Crisp, minor league infielder Jed Lowrie and another minor league pitcher for Santana.
What are we to make of this? Are the Red Sox sweetening the deal by adding Lester to the mix along with Ellsbury and Lowrie?
Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe’s Extra Bases blog confirms the report as well:
The Red Sox have traded medical information with the Minnesota Twins on Jon Lester, which means that talks between the two teams have progressed, with the Twins taking a serious look at the Sox offer.
If the Red Sox are willing to give up Lester, Ellsbury, Lowrie and $150 million dollars for Santana, I think the Yankees should bow out of the negotiations. I don’t believe they should include Kennedy as a knee jerk reaction to what the Red Sox may have proposed.
I was on board earlier to go and get Santana. If it meant giving up only one of the young guys and Cabrera, I was all for it. Now I’m not so sure.