Comments on: Oye Como Va, Carlos?

By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:39:14 +0000

Good points, Mary Jo! You make me feel better about Santana’s contract if not about Santana himself. Thanks for the perspective.

By: Will McIlroy

Will McIlroy — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:35:41 +0000

Power hitting catchers are rare so I would not sell low on Santana. He has natural distance if he would slow and smooth his swing rather than trying to jerk everything. We can stay in the race if he and Hafner hit.

As for Youkilis, there were too many red flags. It looks good for the White Sox right now but we’ll see later. Plus we wouldn’t have the joy of seeing Kotchman bear down on .240.

By: Mary Jo

Mary Jo — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:42:48 +0000

Santana’s contract (through 2016 plus one option year) has him making in the neighborhood of half a million this year and next, jumps to $3.5 million in 2014, and tops off in 2016 at $8.25 mil. It’s affordable. If he finally “gets it” he’s a real bargain. If we want to unload him he’s still a bargain – AND a steal if we could convince the market that he just needs a fresh start to hit his stride. It’s happened to us before – it will happen to us again.

Sometimes just getting out of an environment is all it takes. Two words: Kevin Youkilis. Wonder if he would have hit his stride in C-Town now…

By: Glenn

Glenn — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:20:04 +0000

I have never been a big Carlos fan. Even when I watched him play in Akron, where he was supposed to remind us of Victor Martinez, he didn’t impress me that much. And now that he’s had nearly 1,000 at-bats in the majors – and still not producing anywhere near what the Indians expected – I’m convinced we made a big mistake, especially signing him to that long-term contract. Right now I’d rather see Lou Marson as our regular catcher.