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Wright thrilled Mets are getting Santana

As it turned out, David Wright was honoring baseball'spast when he learned about a great jolt to the Mets' future.

There was a time when Santana was a steal

If and when he officially becomes a Met, Johan Santanawill cost the team four good young prospects and upward of $150 million. Seems about right for a two-time Cy Young Award winner and perhaps the best pitcher in baseball.

Mets confident they'll be able to sign Santana

The Mets convened with Johan Santana's representativesyesterday, and the club remains optimistic that it will be able to agree to terms on a contract extension with the two-time Cy Young Award winner by tomorrow's 5 p.m. deadline.

Santana's agent likely to take Mets to deadline

Within the baseball industry, there is near unanimity onthese two predictions when it comes to the Mets and Johan Santana:

Mets come to terms with Johan Santana

The Mets have announced that contract extension negotiations with Johan Santana have finished and the trade will be finalized, pending Santana passes his physical scheduled for Saturday.

Two big extensions

Mets get extra time; Santana gets more for '08, deal through '13 The 72-hour window that terrified Mets fans turned into 73Â½ hours. But the window closed Friday evening with a sense of relief, and then jubilation.

Mets, Santana come to terms

The 72-hour window that terrified Mets fans turned into 73Â½ hours. But the window closed Friday evening with a sense of relief, and then jubilation.

Santana officially a Met after passing physical

The Mets owe Johan Santana $137.5 million. Jeff Wilpon owes Omar Minaya a pair of shoes -- from a high-end designer, presumably.

MLB INSIDER: Free-falling times for free-agent list

The last time we headed into February with this large alist of free agents, we're pretty sure, the owners were colluding against the players, back in the late 1980s.