Whatever Santana is, his results at Fenway are so poor the Twins kept him entirely out of there in 2007.
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If that’s the case, the Twins are fools. 3 games (2 starts) are hardly an indication of what a pitcher can do.

For what it’s worth, this is what Miguel Cabrera did at the same age.

274/.333/.421 , in High A too.

Stats in the minors can be misleading to actual talent level. age is a very important factor indeed.

having said that, from the Clips i saw Fernando in he’s swing is terrible . it’s a even worse version of Melky Cabrera’s swing without the breaking ball adjustment ability that Cabrera (sometimes) display. it feels like he’s just trying to get maximum bat speed with no regards to bat path and actual solid contact

Whatever Santana is, his results at Fenway are so poor the Twins kept him entirely out of there in 2007. Leading into his payoff year. Assuming Hank wants someone to pitch in Fenway, Santana looks like a bad bet. These articles now are pretty much fluff.
Doesn’t seem like the Red Sox would pick up a bet like that either. He’ll be 29 in March, could pull a muscle in spring training, and there goes $150 m. Plus 40% tax plus 4 young players (half a team).

With the Santana trade the Yanks are better in 2008. No doubt about that. However, they then continue to escalate the arms race with the RS, et al and their dependency on high priced/over priced talent continues.

Without the trade, Yanks take a bit of a hit in 2008 but are set up much better for the 5 year horizon. Expecially considering that at end of ’08, $80M comes off the payroll including some real dead weight (Pavano, Giambi, etc).