Want to know what a player thinks about trades like this?  —  As fans you have your perspective.  There are large contingents of fans in both markets, NY and Boston, that lean towards the Bill James approach to players and their teams, and probably an equal amount of 'old schoolers' that believe …

Mets back in Santana race  —  Twins talk to others while negotiating with Red Sox  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn — With the Red Sox still trying to match names with the Twins, other teams — including the Mets — are trying to jump into the Johan Santana sweepstakes, SI.com has learned.

Willie: Mets are still in Santana race  —  Johan Santana could still land at Shea Stadium, as the Mets haven't given up on trying to acquire the lefty starter from Minnesota.  (Newsday / Kathy Kmonicek)  —  The Mets are still trying to acquire Johan Santana from the Twins, manager Willie Randolph said this morning.

Buzz: Twins Reach out to Mets and Others  —  ...on monday night i wrote that the word from Nashville, from a few different corners, suggested that the Twins are once again contacting teams, other than the Yankees and Red Sox, to discuss offers for Johan Santana...

Tigers-Marlins pull off blockbuster trade  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Baseball's winter meetings often produce a great amount of smoke and little fire.  But the Tigers and Marlins yesterday pulled off a trade that blew away everyone in the industry.  —  The Marlins, in yet another round of cost-cutting …

Winter Meetings: Pirates, Indians discuss five-player deal involving Bay  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — That Jason Bay deal, all of a sudden, is alive.  —  In a surprising twist, the Pirates and Cleveland Indians revived talks at the Opryland Hotel late last night and developed a framework for a five-player trade …