The Mets reportedly are offering center fielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Deolis Guerra, Kevin Mulvey and Phil Humber for Twins ace Johan Santana.
The Twins apparently will accept all four players, but they also want the Mets to toss in outfielder Fernando Martinez. And the Statue of Liberty.
And Bobby Petrino will stay at Arkansas for another 10 minutes.
Ayala is expected to be ready for spring training. Heās also vowed never to go hunting with Dick Cheney again.
Alan Koslow, a Hollywood attorney who represents the Orioles, told the Sun-Sentinel: āMy marching orders remain to get the FAA approval for the Fort Lauderdale site so we can go forward with the permanent facility.ā
Not yet, anyway.
The Orioles will learn to hate those uncovered dugouts, however.