Word broke today that the Kansas City Royals picked up Ervin Santana pretty much right after Anaheim picked up his 2013 option at $13MM. In return Anaheim will receive LH reliever Brandon Sisk, who has yet to appear in a major league game at age 27. Instead of giving Santana the $1MM buyout and allowing him to escape via free agency with no return, it looks like (details aren’t out) Anaheim gets some minor league depth in case of injuries at the big league club and will likely save more than the $1MM they owed Santana anyhow.
This deal seems pretty “meh” until you consider what an enigma Santana has been over the course of his career. The right hander has been a scouts dream for years. A big athletic guy with relatively awesome mechanics and three above average pitches. He throws a lot of innings and rarely misses 200 innings every year. What seems pretty obvious is that his failure has been keeping the ball in the park, which is likely a result of two factors. First and foremost w...
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Ervin Santana,
Brandon Sisk,
Daniel Bard,
Dayton Moore,
Francisco Liriano,
Jeff Francoeur
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox
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