Thursday, January 9, 2014

Should the Yankees Pursue Johan Santana?

Should Santana be a Yankee?
     Okay, we have heard news about Masahiro Tanaka, Matt Garza, and Ubaldo Jimenez. But with Johan Santana's past injuries, and a drop in performance in 2012 means that Santana would come cheap. Which would make it possible for the Yankees to sign another pitcher as well like Tanaka, Garza, or Jimenez.

     I think pursuing Santana is a no-brainer. He would not be very expensive, they could sign him to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. Just look at his past stats besides 2012. His last season before 2012 was in 2010 when he went 11-9 with a 2.98 ERA, and for playing on the Mets that's pretty impressive. He has played with the Mets since 2008 so it shows that he can handle the New York crowd, he is only 34 so a 1 year deal would be perfect, and he will definitely cost under $7 million a season.This would be a very good pick up for the Yankees, so why not take a chance on the former best pitcher in baseball?

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