Plax 4 Prez Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Santana: Opening day start could be in jeopardy PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP)—Mets ace Johan Santana says that his opening day start could be in jeopardy as he continues to battle tightness in his elbow. “We have 162 games,” Santana said on Saturday. “What we have to accomplish takes 162 games. Everything starts April 6, if it’s going to be me or somebody else. It’s tough to say right now.” Santana met with Mets general manager Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel for about 40 minutes Saturday morning to discuss a plan of action for his ailing elbow. The left-hander said doctors have told him an irritated triceps tendon is causing the discomfort in his throwing elbow. The Mets plan to have him throw a light bullpen session on Sunday to see how he responds, even though he said Saturday he still has tightness in the elbow. If all goes well with Sunday’s bullpen, Santana said he would need another two or three batting practice sessions with two days off in between before making his first Grapefruit League start. That means the two-time Cy Young Award winner isn’t likely to pitch in a game until at least the second week of March. If Santana throws Sunday and still feels discomfort in the elbow, the Mets could opt to send him to New York for further tests. Santana, who had arthroscopic surgery Oct. 1 on torn cartilage in his left knee, didn’t think the tightness in his elbow was related to rushing back from the knee surgery too soon, but rather from overuse early in camp. “I’ve been throwing bullpens here every other day, and I don’t think I’ve ever done that in the past,” Santana said Thursday. “The reason why is because we wanted to test my knee and make sure everything is fine, throwing every other day off the mound.” Santana threw off a mound for the first time since the offseason surgery on Feb. 10 and has faced no setbacks with the leg. Santana went 16-7 last year with a major league-best 2.53 ERA in his first season with the Mets after signing a six-year contract for $137.5 million last winter. Notes Tim Redding, the leading candidate for the No. 5 spot in the Mets’ starting rotation, finally threw a bullpen session on Saturday and reported no problems. He has been battling a sore shoulder. Yahoo! Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feefifoefum Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 We're screwed. When does football season start?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax 4 Prez Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 We're screwed. When does football season start?? lol. Don't give up that easy buddy. I don't expect him to miss too long, I just hope this won't be a reaccuring issue. We have some strong pitchers to fill in untill Santana is 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jranieli Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I am worried about Tommy John surgery here. Hopefully it's just tightness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I am a Met fan so I realize what this means, season ending elbow surgery and we hope he comes back as a junk balling left hander with 5 years at 18 mil a year left on his deal. Obviously I am kidding, but would this surprise anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feefifoefum Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Was watching the game for a little while. They said Santana threw a 35 pitch BP session and felt good, and there will be no MRI as was reported earlier in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Was watching the game for a little while. They said Santana threw a 35 pitch BP session and felt good, and there will be no MRI as was reported earlier in the day. Yeah, he just canceled his trip back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateb Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I'd almost rather him get the MRI just to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax 4 Prez Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 I'd almost rather him get the MRI just to be sure. yeah me too. They said the whether factored into the decision to not sending him back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Lesner Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Johan Santana's work schedule has been moved up rather dramatically, making the chances of his starting on Opening Day significantly better. Santana is to throw batting practice on Saturday before the Mets' game against Washington at Tradition Field. The original plan was for him to throw three bullpen sessions before his first batting practice outing. He threw one bullpen, so now he should be at least six days ahead of his original schedule, by which he would not have made a start in an exhibition game until March 18, leaving merely 18 days between that game and the Mets' first game, against the Reds in Cincinnati on April 6. glad to hear that he's feeling better, and that he's ready to move forward, but I do wish that he had the MRI test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax 4 Prez Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 glad to hear that he's feeling better, and that he's ready to move forward, but I do wish that he had the MRI test. sweet signature, bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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