Yesterday it was reported that Johan Santana likely has a re-tear of the anterior capsule in his left shoulder, and that the injury will cost him the entire season, and will put his career in jeopardy. This is the same injury that he suffered back in 2010.
"A second surgery is a strong possibility," Alderson said. "Johan may be lost to the Mets for the season."
Santana is in the last year of a six year, $137.5 million deal he signed back in 2008, and will earn $25.5 million this season. As for 2014, there is a club option worth $25 million, with a $5.5 million buyout.
Johan recently flew to New York to be looked at by doctors, and is not scheduled for surgery yet. Sandy Alderson has said that he hasn't talked to Santana personally just yet, only his agent.
When asked about an insurance policy on Santana's contract, Alderson said "To my knowledge, the contract is not insured."
Santana has failed to live up to expectations in New York, and unfortunately the team will be paying him $25.5 million in 2013 for not pitching a single inning. I wasn't expecting Santana to have a huge impact with the team this season, but this clearly wipes out the opportunity to trade him at the deadline. Johan Santana is a leader, but this team will need to move on. He hasn't been here for us over the past two seasons, and him being on the disabled list for an extended period of time is no strange sight.
As for his future, obviously I want the guy to have success. I don't want him to end his journey here, and I have a feeling that he will eventually build himself back up to a fraction of what he once was. The Mets are going to decline his option for 2014, and he'll likely latch on a pitching-starved team as a reclamation project.
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