“When it comes time [for] that, then I guess you have to take some time and figure out what would be the best for you. But as [of] right now, I’ve been with Minnesota for eight years and I’m very comfortable where I am right now, so I don’t really know what else is going on around baseball as far as teams and cities or what they have to offer.”

- Twins’ ace Johan Santana, whose contract runs through 2008.

Johan, Johan, Johan. Weren’t you paying attention? Just yesterday, teammate Torii Hunter showed you how to market yourself in the face of impending free agency.

Of course, you can practically guarantee that both New York franchises – and likely the Red Sox as well – will be in on the bidding should Santana hit the open market. The same can’t be said of Hunter.