It is now clear that the Twins simply wanted him out of the AL if they couldn't have him for themselves because even a straight up deal for Elsbury, Lester, Hughes, Kennedy or even Crisp or Melky would have been better than the 5 nobodies they got in return. Kind of laughable really. Good for the Mets.
One thing that to me is puzzling though is that the media is barely reporting it. If the Red Sox or Yanks landed him we would have been hearing about it all day long. It's not even a headline on ESPN.com!?!?
