saw the headline "johan santana refutes report of setback" on espn earlier today ... reminded me that sometimes the best trades are those never actually made

recall the fall of 2007 ... johann santana was on the trading block in minnesota ... the fellowship of the miserable was demanding the red sox trade whatever to aquire santana ... we were told minnesota asked for jon lester, jacoby ellsbury, jed lowrie & justin masterson ... we heard theo say lester or ellsbury or buchholz but not more than one ... minnesota countered the yankees had offered melly cabrera, phil hughes and prospects ... theo told the twins he was done playing ... jon lester and clay buchholz and jacoby ellsbury and jed lowrie would remain red sox of the future

2011 is that future ... jon lester will win the 2011 cy young award!