Mets land Johan Santana

After the Mets collapse last year, they had to make some changes. They had to make a big deal in the offseason to prove that they were really about it when it came to winning the National League. They accomplished that yesterday by agreeing to a trade with the Twins for Johan Santana.

The deal is not final yet though. Santana still has waive his no trade clause and the Mets also have until 5 pm on friday but to finalize a contract extension with Santana. Even though the deal is not final, there is no way that the Mets will let this one go.

The Twins stand to receive outfielder Carlos Gomez and minor-league pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey. Gomez, 22, who hit .232 last season, is expected to replace center fielder Torii Hunter, the Twins’ seven-time Gold Glove winner who signed a five-year, $90 million contract in November with the Los Angeles Angels.

This trade makes this team the team to beat in the National League, hands down. They shouldn’t have same type of collapse that they had last season.