Red Sox are frontrunners in Santana trade

The Red Sox reportedly have two offers on the table for Johan Santana, and it’s up to the Twins to decide which one they prefer. The first offer includes Crisp, Lester, Lowrie and Masterson. The second offer includes Ellsbury, Lowrie and Masterson.

Ellsbury made a ballsy move today when he signed with Scott Boras. He wants to stay in Boston, and possibly figured that the Twins would be less inclined to take him in a trade if they will have to negotiate with Boras somewhere down the line.

The Twins are supposedly more interested in the package that includes Lester, but no word on whether they were influenced by Ellsbury’s decision to go with Boras.

The timeframe given to the Twins by the Yankees has expired, but it’s hard to imagine that they’ll turn down a trade if Minnesota wants to make a deal.

The Twins are expected to make a decision at some point tonight, but who knows. They seem a bit schizophrenic lately.

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