Santana Updates Around The Majors

Joe Christensen of the Star Tribune had an interesting writeup on the whole Johan Santana affair. He says that Hank Steinbrenner's earlier comments on the whole negotiation process was blatant tampering, and goes on to give his assessment of how the Yankees are really the only serious party for Santana, and they might be pulling off a similar stunt to that of Randy Johnson a few years ago - back the Twins into a corner and get Santana later on a deal better weighed for them (Yanks).

The Twins themselves are not amused with Steinbrenner's comments, and it appears that they will pursue tampering charges. They are also stated to be in no hurry to trade Santana and would keep him if required.