Johan’s Hundred Million Dollar Dream: Johan Santana Doesn’t Mind Snuffing The Minnesota Twins

Johan Santana is relishing in his new, $136 million dollar deal with the Mets. His status as Major League Baseball’s most coveted pitcher has been established and he wants Minnesota to know that business is business…but it was all fun while it lasted.

“It’s kind of hard to believe,” Santana said during a phone conversation from his home in Fort Myers, Fla. “I was hoping I would get something done with the Twins, but it didn’t happen. I know I’m going to a team that will give me a chance to win.

“From the beginning I told people, when I talk to [the Twins], I didn’t have any team in mind. They narrowed it down and they got to the Mets and I said that would be cool. It would be a new experience for me and I will be up to that challenge. At the end, I was hoping Minnesota would get the best deal available.”

That’s a nice guy. Most of the time players are concerned with allocating a private jet, a surplus of endorsement deals and inevitably becoming the model face of a franchise. Or is that just Alex Rodriguez? Is possible to be humble while making more money than most developing countries? Sure it is.
Santana has no hard feelings about trade [Star Tribune]
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