http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/569 Recent articles about Johan Santana en-us I hadn’t thought of this piece of the offseason puzzle when I came up with this idea for an offseason series, but the big deal is a part of every offseason. ARod was the first, IIRC. Weeks of fevered speculation followed by the news that the darn players union hadn’t allowed it to go through. Curse you, organized labor for not bowing to our needs! For several years, Manny Ramirez filled this role with aplomb. Manny was always about to be dealt. Things had finally reached a boiling... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:01:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_2009_452010_Offseason_Theo_Style_Part_4_The_Big_Deal_that_Is_Really_Going_to_Happen_or_not/1633603 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_2009_452010_Offseason_Theo_Style_Part_4_The_Big_Deal_that_Is_Really_Going_to_Happen_or_not/1633603 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_2009_452010_Offseason_Theo_Style_Part_4_The_Big_Deal_that_Is_Really_Going_to_Happen_or_not/1633603 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/7/e7cbe22b5ccf64138b1b7c0213158f59729ddbf8/small/Mets_vs_Rockies_3e59.jpg Yeah, it’s been difficult being a Mets fan these last few seasons.  But that doesn’t mean we don’t love our team.  Here are a few things I am thankful for as we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow: David Wright, Carlos Beltran and Johan Santana. Yes, Wright forgot how to hit home runs, and the other two [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:07:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Giving_Thanks_for_the_Mets/1631318 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Giving_Thanks_for_the_Mets/1631318 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Giving_Thanks_for_the_Mets/1631318 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/1/019aae1e29ed4c61aa54dcf3878428b89d3eb020/small/Pittsburgh_Pirates_at_0e7c.jpg Kudos to Paul Lukas and the great Uni-Watch site for calling ******** on these so called retro uni’s the Mets are hawking. As Lukas so eloquently states, these are the same pinstriped uniforms the Mets never wear only in a darker shade of white. Plus they still have the name on the back and of course the ugly ass black shadow. I guess the black is appropriate though as Mets fans we are always in mourning. If the Blue Jays are dumb enough to trade Roy Halliday to either the Highlanders or Red... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:57:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/THE_EMPEROR_FREDDY_AND_HIS_DOPEY_SON_8217S_NEW_CLOTHES/1631425 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/THE_EMPEROR_FREDDY_AND_HIS_DOPEY_SON_8217S_NEW_CLOTHES/1631425 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/THE_EMPEROR_FREDDY_AND_HIS_DOPEY_SON_8217S_NEW_CLOTHES/1631425 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/8/f8ff75f6df6550535d888e4fe5ce6380f0877d76/small/PicImg_Milwaukee_Brewers_at_8d39.jpg Via Buster Olney (ESPN insider): “The Roy Halladay trade talks appear to be a virtual carbon copy of the Johan Santana talks two years ago. ‘Santana 2,’ is how one executive referred to them in an e-mail. In order to trade Halladay, the Blue Jays will want enormous return because, well, he’s Roy Halladay. And on [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:00:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Olney_Halladay_talks_Santana_talks/1630903 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Olney_Halladay_talks_Santana_talks/1630903 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Olney_Halladay_talks_Santana_talks/1630903 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/6/a6526ecfec22341226f52d54e2bc5e42137279a9/small/halladay.jpg I just finished preparing the mashed sweet potatoes and the steps that will lead to my turkey’s stuffing, events that can only signify that my favorite holiday is approaching.I love Thanksgiving because I have so much to be thankful for, and I appreciate them all. I’m blessed, and I realize it.So let’s launch into the annual list of all that is good – and the accounting of the turkeys who try to spoil all the fun.I’m thankful that I have a job that I love. One and a half, actually. I don’t ta... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Counting_our_many_blessings_and_the_turkeys_too/1628122 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Counting_our_many_blessings_and_the_turkeys_too/1628122 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Counting_our_many_blessings_and_the_turkeys_too/1628122 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/6/56f402d3a458333b8d6f0ff6f35b2699ebff8041/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_01_fce7.jpg The Astros left Koby Clemens and Drew Locke, among others, unprotected in the Rule 5 draft.  That seems like a risk to me.  Hopefully, Ed Wade is right when he says he put himself in the place of the other GMs and felt that they would not be players who could be kept on a ML roster for a full season.  But the Astros reached that same conclusion regarding a young pitcher named Johan Santana and he was selected in the Rule 5 draft.   I'm not saying that Clemens ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:29:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Hopefully_this_isnt_a_repeat_of_the_Johan_Santana_decision/1606823 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Hopefully_this_isnt_a_repeat_of_the_Johan_Santana_decision/1606823 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Hopefully_this_isnt_a_repeat_of_the_Johan_Santana_decision/1606823 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/8/f8ff75f6df6550535d888e4fe5ce6380f0877d76/small/PicImg_Milwaukee_Brewers_at_8d39.jpg Johan Santana had long been considered the best pitcher in baseball.  From 2004-2008 there wasn’t a pitcher who could touch him, posting some remarkable numbers, especially when you consider that he called the AL home up until 2008: Struck out 200 or more batters every season Had a sub-3.00 ERA in four out of five seasons (the [...] Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:07:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Where_Should_Fantasy_Baseball_Owners_Draft_Johan_Santana_in_2010/1586809 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Where_Should_Fantasy_Baseball_Owners_Draft_Johan_Santana_in_2010/1586809 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Where_Should_Fantasy_Baseball_Owners_Draft_Johan_Santana_in_2010/1586809 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/7/57418d46d70c554c0dde7b715a00e5b8c7b802d4/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_12_a101.jpg Japanese veteran pitcher Hisanori Takahashi has declared himself a free agent and will seek a contract in the MLB. The 34 y/o left hander in 159 starts has a lifetime record of 69 and 60 with an ERA of 3.80. In an interview with NPB Tracker he says he prefers to be a starter.The agency that represents Johan Santana, Jose Reyes and a bevy of other Mets clients over the years has a new player in the fold. Lefthander Hisanori Takahashi , who will be represented by Peter Greenberg & Associate... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:33:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Another_Takahashi_available/1584553 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Another_Takahashi_available/1584553 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Another_Takahashi_available/1584553 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/7/47617b7d7d2e969ef981dfe5723216255a84d346/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_12_3e3a.jpg There's nothing more frustrating to me than knee-jerk reactions to the performances of young baseball players. No one quits faster on young talent than baseball teams. Andy Marte, Dan Johnson, and at one point, Adam Lind was in this boat before the Blue Jays decided to give him more than 400 at-bats to prove himself.The latest casualty is outfielder Carlos Gomez, who was traded to the Brewers today for shorstop J.J. Hardy. As you may recall from the headline you just read, Gomez was the b... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Twins_quit_on_centerpiece_of_Santana_deal_real_quick/1513476 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Twins_quit_on_centerpiece_of_Santana_deal_real_quick/1513476 You’ve heard it again and again and again… Great pitching wins championships. While the Mets spend the next few weeks pondering over what went wrong, I urge them not to waste too much time looking backward. Jeff Wilpon, Fred Wilpon and Omar Minaya have each already stated that they are committed to putting a championship team on [...] Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:12:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Johan_Santana_Roy_Halladay_Championship/1324837 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Johan_Santana_Roy_Halladay_Championship/1324837 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Johan_Santana_Roy_Halladay_Championship/1324837 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/e/4e64720981bb02e834279764cda50a13a024ed73/small/89993675.jpg Jon Heyman at his twitter account is reporting that Johan Santana will under go surgery on his pitching elbow and will miss the rest of the season. However, the prognosis is much better then Tommy John surgery which would have cost him at least 14 months ( starters take longer to recover then relievers). Santana will have the elbow cleaned up and should be ready to start spring training... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:38:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Johan_Santana_best_of_bad_news/1043046 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Johan_Santana_best_of_bad_news/1043046 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Johan_Santana_best_of_bad_news/1043046 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/a/3a4c17e179484a5b2520e1f719bf7bde50ca8f85/small/88382320.jpg For all those people that said the Mets season couldn't get any worse, well, it just did: "He has not been throwing between starts for quite awhile. I would say since before the All-Star break. He has been pitching with this problem, but not with the level of discomfort he has now," New York manager Jerry Manuel said Monday after his team's 6-2 loss to Philadelphia. "I'm terribly concerned," Manuel told Newsday. "No question about it." Francoeur told ... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Johan_Santana_Uh_Oh/1041364 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Johan_Santana_Uh_Oh/1041364 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Johan_Santana_Uh_Oh/1041364 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/0/f07c84b0d03122b1a7801b71e1af52542d33aab9/small/Mets_vs_Rockies_6234.jpg It saddens me to post this, but as was reported by Phil Hoops, Johan Santana will have an MRI on his ailing elbow on Tuesday. On Monday night, details started to emerge that Johan Santana and several other players are expecting the worst and that Santana will require season ending elbow surgery. Marty Noble reports on Mets.com, Mets [...] Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:42:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Elbow_Surgery_Expected_For_Johan_Santana/1040055 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Elbow_Surgery_Expected_For_Johan_Santana/1040055 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Elbow_Surgery_Expected_For_Johan_Santana/1040055 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/f/9fc6b6f64b28b61da0870151ab39d39c5618468a/small/PicImg_NatsMets_7c31.jpg Johan Santana was scratched from his next scheduled start because of discomfort in his pitching elbow, the latest injury to a star player on the depleted New York Mets. Santana's setback is particularly alarming for the fourth-place Mets, who are counting on the two-time Cy Young Award winner to lead their rotation for years to come. "He has not been throwing between starts for quite awhile," New York manager Jerry Manuel said Monday after his team's 6-2 loss to Philad... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:28:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mets_ace_Santana_scratched_from_next_start/1038463 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mets_ace_Santana_scratched_from_next_start/1038463 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mets_ace_Santana_scratched_from_next_start/1038463 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/e/4e64720981bb02e834279764cda50a13a024ed73/small/89993675.jpg Ace Johan Santana showed up for work today, and with the exception of the 4th inning when the Rockies loaded the bases against him, he didn’t allow them any thought of winning.Á> He wound up throwing 104 pitches over 7 scoreless innings, allowing just 4 hits and 1 walk as the New York Mets scaled [...] Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:56:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Post_Game_5_5_Game_5_Game_Winning_Streak/907821 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Post_Game_5_5_Game_5_Game_Winning_Streak/907821 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Post_Game_5_5_Game_5_Game_Winning_Streak/907821 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/a/3a4c17e179484a5b2520e1f719bf7bde50ca8f85/small/88382320.jpg