About Carlos Santana and Jon Meloan

Now that we've finished up the series with the Twins, and the whole Casey Blake trade has started to sink in, I thought it would be best to give the WFNY readers some info on the two players we received in return for Casey: Carlos Santana and Jon Meloan. With All-Everything catcher Russell Martin playing in L.A. for the foreseeable future, trading a catching prospect to the Indians was a lot easier for the Dodgers to do than most other teams. After the Tribe dealt Max Ramirez for a couple of months of a 40-plus Kenny Lofton, we desperately needed to bolster the farm system behind the plate. With Meloan having less-than stellar numbers this season, perhaps the LA Blue thought that his once-heralded arm was done? I admit, when I saw that we received a pitcher with a 5-10 record at the Triple-A level, I was less than impressed. But thanks to Paul over at The DiaTribe, my feelings were quickly brought back to life as I now have yet another prospect to look forward to - ...