Remember that Johan Santana deal? Well..

He's going under the knife.

Because those who cannot remember the past...

December 2007...

"Britney Spears is moving with as much speed toward Shakespearean theatre as the Yanks are moving toward true rebuilding.

"With another $200 million payroll and a positional roster that might have to be carbon dated to determine its age, the 2008 Yanks will remain a now team. This is why they must sacrifice even more precious youth - think Phil Hughes, Melky Cabrera and Jose Tabata - to land Johan Santana."

"So to keep up with the Red Sox, the Yanks need their Beckett. The cost is going to be staggering. In fact, right now, the Twins' asking price is even higher than Hughes/Cabrera/Tabata. But this is just the infancy of negotiations, and if the Yanks can take requests to that area, they must act, in part as a way of protecting the young starters left after this deal."