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Final Countdown

40 minutes to go, and the last we've heard is that the two sides are "close" on a record deal. We should be hearing something soon. Stay tuned.

UPDATE [4:45pm]: Fifteen minutes to go and still nothing. When the Yankees traded for Randy Johnson a few years back they were granted an extension to their exclusive negotiating window, so there is definitely some precedent for it should the Mets and Santana be unable to come to terms by 5pm. The deal is in the best financial interests of baseball, so look for the commissioner's office to do whatever it can to make sure this contract gets done.

UPDATE [5:00pm]: Well, it's 5pm EST and there's no news. In this case, no news is *not* good news. I don't think it's going to fall through or anything, and I know that an extension window will be granted if necessary, but I really don't feel like sitting around in the fetal position for another 24, 48, or 72 hours while they hammer this thing out.

UPDATE [5:08pm]: According to Jon Heyman at SI.com, the Mets have requested a two-hour extension to finalize the details of their contract with Santana. If they are only asking for two hours (as opposed to two days or somewhere in between) they must be pretty close to getting this thing done. Stay positive, folks. We're almost there.

UPDATE [6:45pm]: According to Steve Popper and others, the deal is done. All that is left is for Santana to take a physical.

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That Jason Stark update from about 3:30 has me nervous: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3226208

Imagine what it must be like behind thosed closed doors.  Santana's agent knows he's got the much stronger hand -- it would be such a colossal PR debacle if the Mets failed to sign Santana.  It's almost unimaginable, and yet they've let it get this close.  Sheesh!  If I wanted a cliffhanger I'd watch Lost or some such crap.

by Tom on Feb 1, 2008 4:35 PM EST   0 recs

yeah
There's a little more brinksmanship being played -- by both sides -- than I expected to see here.  I'm still pretty confident we'll see a contract announced by about 5:01 PM.

by anonymous on Feb 1, 2008 4:39 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

i just plotzed
oh gawd, do i have to start quoting larry the cable guy?  sign the mother effer!

by kendynamo on Feb 1, 2008 4:55 PM EST   0 recs

Extension
SI.com is reporting that the Mets have asked MLB for a 2-hour extension of the deadline to 7 pm EST.

From SI.com:

The deadline is 5 p.m. EST. The Mets have requested a two-hour extension, which Major League Baseball will almost surely grant, to complete the contract, which is taken as a sign that they are closing in on a deal.

Fingers crossed.

"Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son." -Dean Vernon Wormer

by blindbernard on Feb 1, 2008 5:10 PM EST   0 recs

Beat me to it, Eric.
"Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son." -Dean Vernon Wormer

by blindbernard on Feb 1, 2008 5:11 PM EST   0 recs

contract terms
Nothing firm yet on the contract, but Fox Sports is reporting (through the link above) it's six years, $137.5M (that's after this year at 13.25M as his current contract dictates).

by anonymous on Feb 1, 2008 7:22 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

i took a shot
when i found out. tonight will be funnnnnn

by gogomets on Feb 1, 2008 7:11 PM EST   0 recs

johan!
the mets are by far the best team in the nl now!

btw..this is a cool piece on how johan started.  it's amazing that two teams just gave him away for nothing.

http://mlbfleecefactor.com/2008/02/02/great-moments-in-fleece-history-the-santana-rule-5-draft-twin- fleece/

by em3 on Feb 2, 2008 11:08 AM EST   0 recs

That's incredible
The Rule V draft has screwed a lot of teams over through the years.
1. Johan, 2. Pedro, 3. El Duque, 4. Maine, 5. Ollie!

by TheFlushingKings on Feb 2, 2008 12:33 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

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