Johan Santana

Johan Santana (Mets)

1/20/12 11:05 am

Mets manager Terry Collins said Friday that he’s hoping to get 25 starts out of Johan Santana (shoulder) in 2012.

The Mets are expecting Santana to be ready at the beginning of spring training, but general manager Sandy Alderson has labeled the left-hander as a “question mark” for Opening Day. Given that he’s now 16 months removed from shoulder surgery but still can’t be counted on for the start of the 2012 season, we’d have to consider 25 starts to be on the high end of projections for him. There’s just no way of knowing until he starts letting it loose in spring training.

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Johan Santana (Mets)

1/12/12 2:04 pm

Johan Santana (shoulder) said Thursday that he has been throwing for three weeks on flat ground.

Santana made about 25 throws on Thursday and hopes to stretch out to 110 feet on Friday. While the Mets expect him to be ready for spring training, the veteran southpaw admits that he has no idea how his surgically-repaired shoulder will respond to increased activity. “We’ll see how it feels,” said Santana. “I cannot tell you what happens five or six weeks from now. I’d be lying to you.” He’s a wait-and-see option in most fantasy leagues.

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Johan Santana (Mets)

1/5/12 2:26 pm

Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Thursday that Johan Santana (shoulder) is about three weeks into his offseason throwing program.

Santana has thrown on consecutive days at a distance of 75 feet. While the Mets expect him to be ready for spring training, it’s impossible to know how his shoulder will respond to increased activity. The 32-year-old hasn’t thrown a pitch in the majors since undergoing surgery to repair a torn anterior capsule in his left shoulder in September of 2010.

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Johan Santana (Mets)

12/13/11 5:58 pm

Mets general manager Sandy Alderson labeled Johan Santana as a “question mark” and said he “might not be” ready for Opening Day.

Santana didn’t throw a pitch in the majors this season after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder last September. The Mets may have to go trolling for starting pitching behind Jon Niese, R.A. Dickey, Mike Pelfrey and Dillon Gee, because it’s a fool’s errand to count on Santana’s health at this point. “If we stick someone in, who’s the logical person to go down? We don’t really have a logical candidate to go down,” Alderson said. “But we do have some question marks, of course, with Santana being one of them. We think he’s going to be ready, but he might not be. That’s where the depth becomes important.” Alderson mentioned Jeremy Hefner, claimed off waivers, as a pitcher who could potentially fill in.

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