3 Ball...GOT IT
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I think people are getting too overwhelmed with these reports. I feel like I'm in the NBA section or on NBA twitter where one report of trade interest = a week's worth of speculation and non-stop hammering away at the trade machine.
To me, Santana's agent is simply doing what he's supposed to do. Drumming up interest quickly in part through the media and setting the market now, rather than later (this is important, just ask Edwin). You don't think that teams like the Red Sox haven't had similar conversations with Hosmer's reps? Also, I put the odds at <1% that Santana would take an offer without giving the Indians a chance to match it or come close to it. It's been talked about, but I do think he'd be willing to take a little less to stay here.
I'm not getting worried until I hear actual figures being reported on an actual offer - which as far as we know, hasn't even occurred yet.
And although I may cry myself to sleep knowing picking up Brantley's option could have cost the Indians Santana coming back, there are plenty of cheaper options that can at least come close to filling the void left offensively.
To me, Santana's agent is simply doing what he's supposed to do. Drumming up interest quickly in part through the media and setting the market now, rather than later (this is important, just ask Edwin). You don't think that teams like the Red Sox haven't had similar conversations with Hosmer's reps? Also, I put the odds at <1% that Santana would take an offer without giving the Indians a chance to match it or come close to it. It's been talked about, but I do think he'd be willing to take a little less to stay here.
I'm not getting worried until I hear actual figures being reported on an actual offer - which as far as we know, hasn't even occurred yet.
And although I may cry myself to sleep knowing picking up Brantley's option could have cost the Indians Santana coming back, there are plenty of cheaper options that can at least come close to filling the void left offensively.