Not for nothing, giving the Twins that first package would get them 2 positional starters this year and 2 guys that probably could step right into the rotation. That'd really be a positive deal for them and the Yanks should probably hold out.

Remember Santana has a no trade clause so he can dictate where he wants to go. Torii Hunter has mentioned in a couple interviews that Santana had talked to him about going to the Yankees. So if Johan wants to be a Yankee, they've got to stand firm on what they give up.

I think the Sox are in it to drive the Yankees into giving up Hughes but they have no intention of giving up Ellsbury or Bucholz either.

let's be realistic, Betemit is nothing more than a platoon guy/part time player... he's never been a starter on any team he's played on... Melky's a solid OFer but he doesn't have any star potential... Kennedy is projected as a #3 type starter & so is Horne... you can't give up ur ace franchise pitcher for a collection of middle rotation & backup position players... no matter if Johan has a no trade or not, that doesn't mean the Twins are forced to trade him to the Yankees... they can hold onto him, try to compete, & then pursue trade options at the Allstar break if they so choose as well... the Dodgers have plenty of great young players the Twins might be interested in as well & they can afford to pay Johan what he's looking for... if the Yankees were the only team Johan wanted to play for, he could also wait til free agency & sign a contract w/them... why would he want his future team to weaken itself by trading away their top young pitching prospect if they didn't have to? i don't think Johan only has the Yankees in his sights here... he's looking to get paid & join a contender... if the Yankees want him on the team, they have to expect to give up top young talent to get him... the Red Sox gave up Hanley Ramirez & Anibal Sanchez to get Beckett AND took on Lowell's contract... no one thought Lowell would be a bonus in that deal.

if that happens, i see the Yankees going after Dan Haren... they're not gonna go into the season w/only 1 reliable veteran arm in the rotation (pending what Andy decides to do)

The only possible ML ready players the Mets would give up are Humber or Pelfrey. The others are unproven and with the exception of Gomez are more than a year away. 2 years ago Milledge could have gotten Oswalt, and look what they ended up getting. Fmart's value is sky high, who knows what his value will be when he makes it to the show. I don't see Kazmir going anywhere until his arby runs out.