Sox Scoop: Santana update, Lowrie ready for next season as a Sox

by Randy Booth on Dec 27, 2007 8:52 PM EST in News

Still no real news in Red Sox land. However, with a quick Google News search of "Red Sox" we find the following information:

ESPN's Jayson Stark reports it could be "several weeks" before Johan Santana is traded. The Mets have pushed back into the race for Santana:
The most surprising aspect of those talks to some baseball people is that the Mets remain in the mix. It may be because the Twins would like to move Santana to the National League if possible. But while the Mets have made a four-for-one offer built around center fielder Carlos Gomez, indications are that the teams remain far apart.
It's believed the Mets offered Gomez, two of their three best young pitchers (Mike Pelfrey, Phil Humber and Kevin Mulvey) and another prospect for Santana earlier this month. But according to one source who has spoken with the Mets, the Twins want the Mets "to rip up their whole farm system" for Santana.
Another source said he believes the Twins countered by asking for all three pitchers, along with Gomez and much-ballyhooed outfield prospect Fernando Martinez. The Twins originally asked for Jose Reyes. But one baseball man with knowledge of those talks says that possibility was dismissed "a long time ago."

Stark said the Red Sox haven't offered any other trade than Coco Crisp, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson and Jed Lowrie.
Joe McDonald from the ProJo wrote an article about the next crop of potential prospects in Boston: Masterson and Lowrie. Although Lowrie may be traded for Santana, he's preparing himself to be a Red Sox in 2008.
A quick search around SBNation: Blez from Athletics Nation is happy his wife got him XM Radio. I love XM Radio. Especially when all 409 pages of the Mitchell Report is read on loop. Charlie from Bucs Dugout had a dream about Jose Castillo. Castillo was actually a good player in his dream. Charlie notes Castillo is technically the highest paid player on the Marlins roster now. JQ from Royals Review likes it when people tell Scott Boras to shove it. Me too.