Santana solid again, but Mets fall to Fish
importantly, the left shoulder that helps anchor that elbow -- is performing quite nicely. Out in the rain Sunday afternoon, Santana worked 2.3 painless innings against the Marlins. He threw 42 pitches, 24 for strikes, retiring eight of the 12 hitters heinfo
Santana progressing well; Mets believe he'll be ready
came in the third after an error by third baseman Ronny Cedeno . "I truly believe we're going to do this right and that Johan Santana will be on this team opening day," Mets manager Terry Collins said. Also, ailing Mets third baseman David Wright will returninfo
Saturday Morning Fantasy Baseball Thoughts: Johan Santana, Andy Pettitte and Others
no strikeouts. It was reported that his fastball was in the 89-90 mph range. Mets manager Terry Collins backed off talk that Santana would be his Opening Day starter yesterday. Here is a quote from Collins in Andy Martino's piece for the New York Daily News:info
Duda tailors approach to hitting situation
turned a double play earlier in the inning, but Murphy didn't charge a ground ball, and only one out was achieved on the play. Santana threw a 91-mph fastball to Clete Thomas, the Tigers' No. 3 hitter, in the first, and a 92-mph 1-2 fastball to Prince Fielderinfo
Who are most important players of 2012?
bucholtz cant go all year. --@Conley76 Troy Tulowitzki. Five tool player at the most premium of positions. --@FSportsSchiel Johan Santana . With him back to form, Mets could be alright. If not, they will probably be a joke. --@Doug_Gausepohl Wainwright's returninfo
MLB Network analyzes more Cactus League, Grapefruit League X-factors
“I’ve seen enough highlights to recognize that Duda has monster pop. Sure, the Mets are going to need David Wright and Johan Santana to perform at an All-Star level, but Duda has a chance to really surprise people in New York’s lineup. The question will beinfo
Tigers 9, Mets 0
in his four innings. He left with a 6-0 lead. Prince Fielder rallied from a 0-2 count to draw a two-out walk from Johan Santana and trigger a four-run third. FLEET ANDY: Andy Dirks showed how speed is one of his assets. With two out in the second, he beatinfo
Not just another walk in the park
with two out in the third inning Friday and runners at first and third. In a left-vs.-left matchup with the Mets' Johan Santana, Fielder took two strikes to fall behind, 0-2. He took the next two pitches -- they were just out of the strike zone -- for balls.info
Detroit 11, Washington 7: Sacrifice fly by Jackson key connection for Tigers
plate appearance didn't involve a hit. On Friday, against the Mets, Prince Fielder rallied from a 0-2 count against Johan Santana to draw a walk. That base on balls triggered a four-run rally. In the third inning Sunday, Austin Jackson lofted a sacrifice flyinfo
Fantasy Baseball Links 3-13-12
last night. Johan Santana, SP NYM â€" Please tell me this is a product of New York media hype and not some crazy belief that Santana is really going to come back and produce at some high level this year. A 227.90 ADP (19th round) is still too high for a guyinfo