So the news is sort of good for Johan Santana, in the sense that lower back inflammation has finally forced the Mets to end his season already. That comes after the Mets had Santana pitch through previous back stiffness, an ankle injury and weakness in his shoulder that came about… Read More →
We all know what Johan Santana has done this season, I trust. The dominant start to his season, punctuated by a no-hitter. That was a 2.38 ERA through 11 starts, if you were wondering. Then, the significant fall, a 7.98 ERA since. Time on the disabled list, questions about his… Read More →
Terrible news this morning. Dillon Gee, the scheduled second-half starter for the Mets Friday in Atlanta, was admitted to the hospital with numbness in his fingers, according to Adam Rubin. Terry Collins said he is to undergo an angiogram to determine the cause. The Mets had already elected to pitch… Read More →
Obviously, Johan Santana and R.A. Dickey have been otherworldly so far. But I thought it would be interesting to compare them to other top-two rotation stars so far in 2012. As per Wins Above Replacement, Dickey checks in at 2.3, good for sixth in baseball. Santana, at 1.9, is ninth…. Read More →
If he never throws another pitch, Johan Santana will be revered in Mets history like few who came before him. Really, like no one who came before him, since what he’s done-throw the first no-hitter in New York Mets history-hasn’t been performed before, and can never be accomplished again. In… Read More →
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Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that the Mets have their five starting pitchers make most/all of their scheduled starts this year. The result would be a rotation of Johan Santana, R.A. Dickey, Jon Niese, Mike Pelfrey and Dillon Gee. No starts from Miguel Batista would be necessary, Matt… Read More →
In news that will warm the cockles of any Mets fan hearts- though I must stress, cockles of the heart is a serious medical condition, and you ought to see a doctor- Johan Santana has been officially designated the Opening Dat starter. This is no guarantee that he will throw… Read More →
Remarkably, most of it is good! Given the team’s depth, any amount of time the Mets can spend this year with the vaguely insurmountable problem of how their frontline starting talent stacks up to the rest of the division is immensely valuable. It keeps New York from facing the completely… Read More →
So it is more than just careful managing of expectations, or the natural inclination to assume that something will go wrong because it’s the Mets, to hang back from the fantasy that Johan Santana will return to the Mets in 2012 as the dominating ace we all remember. But those… Read More →
The raw stats: 29 pitches, 17 strikes. He threw a pair of changeups, a pair of sliders, the rest fastballs. He was consistently up in the zone. And it’s fine. The important thing here is that Johan Santana took the mound, threw a number of pitches at 87-90 miles per… Read More →
Just when you thought the hot stove was down to its final ember, the rumor mill sputtered to life last night! Mike Puma of the New York Post reported that the Mets were interested in signing Ivan Rodriguez. Adam Rubin reported that no, they weren’t. I’m going with Rubin on… Read More →
There was an interesting tidbit in Anthony DiComo’s recent mailbag over at MLB.com. When asked who would be the Opening Day starter should Johan Santana not be healthy enough to make the start, DiComo wrote: “Unlike last year, when Collins named his Opening Day starter in the dead of winter,... Read More →
You know, unless Johan Santana can’t start the season, and then he’s your fourth starter. Or there’s another injury as well, always possible with pitchers, and then he’s your third starter. That’s the only reasonable conclusion out of Sandy Alderson’s comments yesterday, when he pointed out something obvious- Johan Santana,... Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Johan Santana is set to have shoulder surgery Tuesday. The Mets say a second opinion given by noted orthopedist Dr. James Andrews confirms that the two-time AL Cy Young Award winner has a torn anterior capsule on the front and bottom of his left shoulder and… Read More →