Johan Santana and the Red Sox

As a Red Sox fan there are three major pluses to Johan Santana being traded to the Mets.

1. The Red Sox get to keep their young players. There was a growing sentiment that people wanted to keep the Jacoby Ellsbury's, the John Lester's, the Justin Masterson's, and the Jed Lowrie's. Watching the young players mature can be quite exciting and it gives the fan a special feeling of ownership watching homegrown talent blossom.

2. The Yankees didn't get him.

3. With Santana in the NL - the chances are the Red Sox won't have to face Santana at all.

There is one downside to the trade as far as Red Sox fans are concerned. With Santana out of the AL Central - that makes it easier for Detroit and Cleveland to rack up more wins against the Twins. That in turn will make it easier for one of those clubs to compete for the Wild Card playoff spot which seems to have been the birthright of the AL East and the Yankees and Red Sox these past many years.