The Twins' Johan Santana, who seems a cinch to win his second Cy Young Award, could become a $100 million pitcher in two years, when he can become a free agent.
The question, though, is for what team? The mega-spending New York Yankees move into their new stadium in 2009, which would be Santana's first season for free agency.
Santana, 27, is being paid $9 million this year. He'll make $12 million next year and $13.25 million in 2008, his final season on a $40 million, four-year contract.
Santana will be 29 when he can become a free agent. It didn't help the Twins when the Houston Astros the other day signed starting pitcher Roy Oswalt, 29, to a guaranteed $73 million, five-year deal.
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