Twins Made offer to Santana

Made offer to Santana

The word in baseball circles is that the Twins have made a five-year offer to two-time Cy Young Ward winner Johan Santana calling for $93 million.

Santana will be in the final year of his four-year, $40 million contract in 2008.

It's doubtful that Santana will accept this offer, but at least it's a start in an attempt to lock up the pitcher many consider to be the best in baseball.

Meanwhile, there isn't any doubt that the Twins are waiting for free-agent outfielder Torii Hunter to get some offers, and if Hunter wants to return here as he claims, he will give the Twins a chance to match.

Twins closer Joe Nathan will become a free agent at the end of the 2008 season. The Yankees didn't make it any easier for the Twins to re-sign Nathan when they offered Mariano Rivera a three-year contract calling for $45 million. The Twins recently exercised a $6 million option on Nathan for next year.

Twins are actually going to spend some money?

He should take that. Greedy bastard won't though. I mean, he has a family to feed. Less than $20MM a year won't do it.

LOL!

It is sickening to see athletes reject offers like that

Most money Al Kaline ever made in a season was 100 grand

Even if you adjusted that for inflation

It probably be like a million dollars a season today! MAYBE!

AL KALINE RULES!

Yeah he does!

How are fans supposed to relate to guys that refuse to make $20 MM a year?

That's crazy! What the hell do you do with that money?

I could think of a few things...