Santana gets 6 year extension from Mets

• His average annual salary will be 2nd only to Alex Rodriguez'.

(Newsday): "The Mets have announced that contract extension negotiations with Johan Santana have finished and the trade will be finalized, pending Santana passes his physical scheduled for Saturday.

• Santana will receive a six-year extension, from 2009 through 2014, for about $23 million a year. The total package, including money made for the 2008 season, is roughly $150.75 million. His annual salary will be second to Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez."

From Newsday article by Ken Davidoff, "Mets Come to Terms with Johan Santana," 2/1/08

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