Johan Santana close to signing with a team
Once a dominate pitcher, Johan Santana has battled injuries and it has caused his career to not be as promising as it once seemed. Since 2010, he has pitched in 316 innings. He last pitched in 2012 and is now looking to comeback this year.
Santana is close to signing with a team on a minor-league contract, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.
He says that there has been speculation that it could be the Minnesota Twins, as he grew up in Fort Myers, Fla., where they play Spring Training. Other teams who have shown interest are the Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees and New York Mets, according to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York.
With the Mets in 2012, Santana went 6-9 with a 4.85 ERA and a 111/39 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Any team that signs Santana knows that he won't be the pitcher he once was, but still is a solid option for them if he makes the team.