Johan Santana was 15-13 in 2007 with 235 Strikeouts in 219 innings compiling a 3.33 ERA with Minnesota which made him the #1 fantasy pitcher in our league. The win/loss record wasn't thrilling but 235 strikeouts in 219 innings is awesome for your fantasy winning checkbook. It was his first year in the past three with an ERA above the 3 mark. Now, he heads to the NYC and most likely gets to face two to three at-bats per game from pitchers and gets to pitch around the 8 hole to get to the pitcher. The Mets D is really good w/ Reyes and Castillo up the Middle and David Wright and Delgado on the corners which is a big step up from Minnesota's infielders, the fast turf, and the homer-dome in the Twin Cities. To top it off, he now gets to pitch 81 games in a tough hitters park like Shea and is making a butt-load of MONEY! Goodness. All of this together will still make Johan the #1 pitcher by a long shot but now we'll have to start thinking if it may be worth drafting him in the overall #1 slot. If he's still there for me at my pick......it probably will happen.
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Santana will not last past the thrid pick in any draft. I'm not going out on a big limb when I say the Mets are looking like real contenders at this point. If Pedro could start thirty games this year the NL east will belong to the Mets.
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