Santana deal must get done by today

NEW YORK -- The Mets and Johan Santana's agent spent another day working on a contract extension, a deal that many in baseball expected to be completed before today's deadline.

Team officials met Thursday with Peter Greenberg in Manhattan for the second consecutive day. The sides must reach an agreement by 5 p.m. EST today for New York to complete its blockbuster trade with the Minnesota Twins.

Santana was likely seeking a contract worth more than $120 million over six or seven years, while New York prefers not to go any longer than five years. An agreement was expected, but in the end the Mets might have to bend a bit.