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Johan Santana, SP, New York MetsHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsMets | Santana finishes bad month of June The Newark Star-Ledger reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana gave up six runs, five of them earned, in over six innings Tuesday, June 30, against the Milwaukee Brewers. He finished with a 6.19 ERA for the month of June, his worst since becoming a full-time starter with the Minnesota Twins in 2004. Mets | Santana solid Thursday The Associated Press reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (9-5) gave up two runs (one earned) and seven hits in seven innings to earn the win over the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, June 25. It was his first win in three starts and he lowered his ERA to 3.08 on the year. He struck out three in the game, his fourth straight start with three strikeouts or fewer. Mets | Santana solid in start Saturday Mike Fitzpatrick, of The Associated Press, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana allowed two runs on three hits in 7 1/3 innings Saturday, June 20, but suffered his fifth loss of the season. He struck out three batters and walked three in the game. Santana has struck out only 11 batters in his last four starts. Mets | Santana to make next start Bart Hubbuch, of the New York Post, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (finger) threw a pain-free bullpen session Wednesday, June 17, and will make his next start Saturday, June 20, against the Tampa Bay Rays. Pitching coach Dan Warthen said Santana changed his grip and lowered his arm angle during his bullpen session. "I thought he was excellent -- vintage Johan," Warthen said. "I think we have most everything figured out. He got his deception back and his velocity back, and I'm expecting very good things [in Santana's next start]." Mets | Santana struggling with location The Associated Press reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana said his location was off in his last start against the New York Yankees, and that his knee was not a factor. He plans to throw a bullpen session Wednesday, June 17, in which he will work on improving the location of his pitches. "Just work on my mechanics and try to locate the pitches better. That's what I have to focus on. The last couple of games, we're missing the location of the pitches," Santana said. Mets | Say Santana's knee is fine Bart Hubbuch, of the New York Post, reports the New York Mets have strongly denied rumors that SP Johan Santana's (knee, finger, back) knee is bothering him. The team has insisted that the only injuries bothering Santana are the blister on his middle finger and some minor back soreness. Mets | Santana's knee bothering him? Bart Hubbuch, of the New York Post, reports former New York Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson said he has heard rumors that SP Johan Santana's (knee) surgically repaired knee has been bothering him and is contributing to his recent struggles. Santana has a 6.50 ERA in his last six starts and has seen a noticeable drop in his velocity. His radar readings on Sunday, June 14, were mostly in the high 80-mph range. Mets | Santana bothered by a blister Updating previous reports, the New York Times' Jack Curry reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (finger) has been bothered by a blister on his right middle finger since late May. Mets | Santana has worst start of his career Sunday The Associated Press reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana had the worst start of his career Sunday, June 14, when the Mets lost 15-0 to the New York Yankees. Santana, who fell to 8-4 on the season, allowed a career-high nine earned runs off nine hits and two walks over three-plus innings pitched. Santana admitted to having back problems a month ago, but he said now he feels OK. However, his velocity was down Sunday as his fastball was down to around 89-90 mph. Pitching coach Dan Warthen said Santana's arm feels good and added, "We just have to find out what the delivery issue is right now." Warthen said Santana had a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand that healed a few starts ago. Warthen said, "Since that's healed, that's when the ball started cutting, so I just wonder if he has changed his grip by accident in some way." Mets | Santana will not be disciplined The Associated Press reports the New York Mets have no plans to discipline SP Johan Santana for ignoring a bunt sign Tuesday, June 9. Mets | Santana suffers rare four-homer start The Associated Press reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana tied his career high Tuesday, June 9, by allowing four home runs for only the second time in 221 major league starts, allowing drives to 1B Ryan Howard, OF Raul Ibanez, SS Jimmy Rollins and 2B Chase Utley. Ibanez's drive was just the 10th ever off Santana on an 0-2 pitch. Mets | Santana strikes out 11 in win The Associated Press reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (7-2) struck out 11 and walked six against the Washington Nationals Wednesday, May 27. He threw a season-high 120 pitches while giving up three runs and three hits. Mets | Santana wins Friday The Associated Press reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (6-2) allowed two earned runs and six hits while striking out eight against the Boston Red Sox Friday, May 22, to earn the win. Mets | Santana allows six runs Saturday Janie McCauley, of The Associated Press, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana allowed six runs on 11 hits on seven innings Saturday, May 16, for his fifth win of the season. He struck out seven batters and walked one in the game. It was only the second time in his career that Santana has allowed 11 hits in a game. Mets | Santana surrenders two unearned runs Monday Sports Network reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana gave up just two runs, neither earned, on seven hits with six strikeouts and a walk in 6 1/3 innings Monday, May 11, against the Atlanta Braves. Santana's ERA was lowered to 0.78. Mets | Santana dominant Wednesday The Associated Press reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana struck out 10 in seven innings in a win over the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, May 6. He lowered his ERA to 0.91 with the effort. Mets | Santana named NL Pitcher of the Month Tom Singer, of MLB.com, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana was named the National League Pitcher of the Month for the month of April. He went 3-1 with a 1.10 ERA in April. Mets | Santana continues dominance Friday The Associated Press reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana struck out 10 hitters in six innings to earn the win against the Washington Nationals Friday, April 24. It was the 45th time in his career in which he has had double-digit strikeouts in a game. Mets | Santana throws seven scoreless innings Saturday New York Mets SP Johan Santana hurled seven scoreless innings Saturday, April 18, against the Milwaukee Brewers, according to The Associated Press. He allowed five hits and struck out seven, improving to 2-1 on the year. Mets | Santana strikes out 13 in loss to Florida The Newark Star-Ledger's Brian Costa reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana had 13 strikeouts and allowed no earned runs in seven innings Sunday, April 12, but the Florida Marlins scored two runs after OF Daniel Murphy's second-inning error and went on to beat the Mets, 2-1. Santana's 13 Ks were the most he has thrown in a Mets uniform and his most since striking out a career-high 17 against the Texas Rangers on Aug. 19, 2007. Mets | Sheffield could start in right field Wednesday Updating previous reports, New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel said it is unlikely that OF Gary Sheffield will start in right field Sunday, April 12, against the Florida Marlins, according to Brian Costa of The Newark Star-Ledger. SP Johan Santana is scheduled to pitch in that game, and Manuel said he would rather err offensively than defensively when Santana pitches, meaning the team feels OF Ryan Church's glove would be of more value than Sheffield's bat. Sheffield is more likely to see his first start in the field Wednesday, April 15, against the San Diego Padres. Mets | Santana solid Monday Joe Kay, of The Associated Press, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana earned the win against the Cincinnati Reds Monday, April 6, going 5 2/3 innings. He has gone 18 straight starts without suffering a loss. Mets | Santana pitching Monday MLB.com reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana opens the 2009 season by pitching Monday, April 6, against the Cincinnati Reds. Mets | Santana looks good Friday Marty Noble, of MLB.com, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana gave up four hits and just one run while striking out six in seven innings against the Washington Nationals Friday, March 27. Mets | Santana sparkles Sunday Bart Hubbuch, of the New York Post, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) gave up just one run and two hits in five solid innings Sunday, March 22. He is likely to receive one more spring start before he takes the mound for Opening Day April 6. Mets | Johan thinks WBC would work better in the fall ESPN.com reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana said the World Baseball Classic would work better in the fall after the World Series. Mets | Santana to start Sunday Marty Noble, of MLB.com, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) is on track to start the team's spring game Sunday, March 22, against the Atlanta Braves. Mets | Santana throws four innings Tuesday The Associated Press reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) threw four innings against minor leaguers Tuesday, March 17, giving up two runs and six hits while striking out five. Santana threw 40 of his 56 pitches for strikes. Mets | Santana will not be added to WBC roster Adam Rubin, of the New York Daily News, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana will not be added to Team Venezuela's roster if they advance to the final round in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, according to team officials. Mets | Santana to face minor leaguers Tuesday New York Mets SP Johan Santana is scheduled to pitch in a minor league game Tuesday, March 17, according to The Associated Press. Mets | Santana happy with outing Thursday Marty Noble, of MLB.com, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) did not suffer a setback during his spring debut Thursday, March 12, giving up four hits and three runs in 2 2/3 innings pitched. Mets | Santana likely to pitch two innings Thursday Bart Hubbuch, of the New York Post, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) will likely throw two innings, but could go three innings if his pitch count is low in his start Thursday, March 12, according to manager Jerry Manuel. Mets | Santana set for Thursday start New York Mets SP Johan Santana will make his first start of spring training Thursday, March 12, against the Florida Marlins, according to The Newark Star-Ledger. Mets | Santana throws another pen session The New York Post's Bart Hubbuch reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) threw a 35-pitch bullpen session Monday, March 9, and reported no problems with his elbow in throwing all his pitches. Mets | Santana throws live batting practice Updating previous reports, New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) threw 36 pitches during a batting practice session Saturday, March 7, and said he felt good, according to The Associated Press. It was the first time he had faced live hitting since undergoing knee surgery in October. "Everything was there - breaking ball was there, my changeup was there, my arm speed, my legs are there," Santana said. "That's what you are looking for. You look for your legs to be there and to feel comfortable, and that's how I felt." Santana is scheduled to throw a side session Monday, March 9. Mets | Santana to throw BP Newsday's David Lennon reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) will throw batting practice Saturday, March 7, which puts him ahead of schedule. Mets | Johan throws a bullpen session The New York Daily News' Adam Rubin reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) threw a 46-pitch bullpen session Wednesday, March 4, and predicted he'd be ready for opening day. Mets | More on Santana's schedule Bart Hubbuch, of the New York Post, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) will throw bullpen sessions Wednesday, March 4, Saturday, March 7, Tuesday, March 10 and will throw live batting practice March 13, a side session March 15 and will make his first Spring Training start March 18. He is tentatively scheduled to make his first start of the regular season Saturday, April 11, against the Florida Marlins. Mets | Santana to throw bullpen Wednesday David Lennon, of Newsday, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) will throw a bullpen session Wednesday, March 4. He is unlikely to pitch in a Spring Training game until March 18, according to pitching coach Dan Warthen. Mets | Santana will not be ready for Opening Day ESPNews reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) will not be ready for Opening Day. He has been experiencing tightness in his left elbow. Mets | Santana to be eased back into action Joshua Robinson, of The New York Times, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) will likely throw another bullpen session and a couple batting practice sessions before attempting a simulated game, according to pitching coach Dan Warthen. Santana could make his first spring start in around two weeks. Mets | MRI called off on Santana Updating an ongoing story, The New York Times' Joshua Robinson reports the New York Mets called off an MRI on SP Johan Santana (elbow) after Santana had success in his 31-pitch bullpen session on March 1. Mets | Santana to have MRI exam Monday Updating previous reports, New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) will return to New York to undergo an MRI exam Monday, March 2, according to The Associated Press. After a long-toss session with RP Francisco Rodriguez, Santana headed to the bullpen for a 15-minute session where he threw 31 pitches. "This is the first time in the last four days that I've thrown, but I feel fine and don't think there should be any problems," he said. "I just tried to throw some fastballs and changeups to see how my arm feels. Everything was fine. The more pitches I threw, the better I felt." Mets | Santana could miss season opener Updating previous reports, New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) met with manager Jerry Manuel and general manager Omar Minaya for approximately 40 minutes Saturday, Feb. 28 to discuss a plan of action for his elbow injury, caused by an irritated triceps tendon, according to The Associated Press. He is scheduled to throw a light bullpen session Sunday, March 1, and if all goes well, he would need two or three batting practice sessions, with two days off in between, before making his first Grapefruit League start. If Santana continues to experience discomfort, he could be sent to New York for further tests and may miss the season opener. Santana believes the tightness in his elbow could have been caused by overuse early in camp. Mets | Santana scratched from second straight start The Associated Press reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) was scratched from his second straight start because of a sore left elbow. He was scheduled to start in the team's game Tuesday, March 3. Manager Jerry Manuel is deciding to be extra careful with Santana because of the extra week of Spring Training this year. Mets | Santana scratched from Friday start Marty Noble, of MLB.com, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (elbow) has been scratched from his start Friday, Feb. 27, because of pain in his elbow. Manager Jerry Manuel said that Santana is experiencing discomfort in his elbow and that the situation is not abnormal. Santana will instead throw a bullpen session Friday, according to pitching coach Dan Warthen. Mets | Santana to pitch Friday Anthony DiComo, of MLB.com, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana is scheduled to pitch in a split-squad game against Team Italy Friday, Feb. 27. SP Mike Pelfrey is also scheduled to pitch in the exhibition game. Mets | Santana to debut March 3 Adam Rubin, of the New York Daily News, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana will make his Spring Training debut March 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals. He is also expected to throw two simulated games before March 3 and is on track to start the team's Opening Day game against the Cincinnati Reds April 6. Mets | Santana wants to see Perez re-signed The Associated Press reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana said he would like to see the team re-sign SP Oliver Perez. "I think Oliver is a pitcher who learned a lot from last year. Hopefully, Omar will find a way to keep him because he's matured a lot," Santana said. "I think he learned that every game is important. ... He's not just a great guy, a great teammate, but he's going to be a great pitcher." Mets | Santana to be examined next week Marty Noble, of MLB.com, reports New York Mets SP Johan Santana (knee) will be examined by a team doctor next week and may report to the team's Spring Training complex a week in advance. | Feature LinksFantasy Football Draft Guide FREE Fantasy Baseball
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