At around 6:45pm today, Sandy Alderson held a conference call with news in regards to Johan Santana. He dropped the bomb almost immediately saying that Santana has a probable tear in his anterior capsule.
Add to this the fact that Alderson said that Santana having another surgery on his shoulder is a ‘strong possibility’ and that he could be lost ‘for the season.’
Johan Santana is entering into the final year of the six year, $137.5 million contract he signed in 2008 after being traded from Minnesota. He is owed $25.5 million this year, with a team option next year for $25M or a $5.5M buy out.
This is odd to wrap my hear around. I can remember the moment I learned the Mets traded for Johan six years ago. I thought for sure after acquiring my favorite pitcher that we could make it back to the playoffs after the 2007 collapse. Even though he was not always healthy – probably was unhealthy more often than not – he always gave the Mets and the fans everything he could on the mound. And you could tell he truly cared about his performance. The way he looked at the game like a chess match was great to watch. He was truly a strategist out on the field.
There is a pretty good chance he will never don the Mets uniform again, which again is hard to think about. Weirder to think about is that he may never wear another uniform at all. This would be a horrible thing for all fans. When he was on his game there was truly no one better – he could make anyone look silly without overpowering stuff. He was definitely my favorite pitcher to watch live, there was just something about him and his ora. He was a fighter and no matter the outcome you always appreciated him – he was definitely my favorite pitcher of this era even before he was a Met. I just wish I could just watch him pitch well one more time.
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