Santana named Eastern League MVP
As the author points out, this is the second year Santana has won a league MVP award (he was the California League MVP in 2008).
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Cap'n Snegiryov
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High-A and Eastern League MVPs in consecutive seasons? The similarities are beginning to get eerie…
The once and future
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Sep 4, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions
Talk to me when they deal him to the Red Sox at the 2016 trading deadline.
by Ryan on Sep 4, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Feh, I think Jordan Brown did this, too.
MVP has nothing to do with how good of a prospect someone is.
by Jay on Sep 4, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I wasn’t really going for the MLEs here. Breathe, Jay.
The once and future
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Sep 4, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
How about having an excellent all around offensive year at AA at an appropriate age? As a decent catcher? Does that work?
It would be nice if he destroyed in Spring Training and gets to break camp with the team, but I doubt the Indians would do it.
With Marson, Toregas, and Gimenez sticking around, I’m not hopeful. I imagine they’ll handle him with the Vic-gloves on.
My uncle says you've got a screw loose.
Your uncle molests collies.
by gorilla_baller on Sep 4, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
but, they have told us how they are handling him, several times. i don’t get the speculation. we know their plans.
They want him to spend more time developing his game-calling. They say they have a very high standard for the responsibilities of the catcher position, especially with a coaching staff full of former catchers. He also reportedly could stand to improve his English-speaking.
by Jay on Sep 4, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
This. He’s not learning left field here.
The once and future
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Sep 4, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m trying to remember. wasn’t the consensus that grady wasn’t going to make the team until it was clear juangone wasn’t up for it?
No, I think that they brought in Juan Gone to intentionally to have a body to keep Sizemore down. Unless that’s what you’re saying?
It wasn’t to keep Grady down, it was to add depth a possibly “run into” a resurgent superstar.
Giving Grady more time in the majors vs. more time in Triple-A was viewed as a break-even proposition — as these things often are.
by Jay on Sep 4, 2009 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
When’d you get all serious on us? Quick, tell us a fart joke.
by supermarioelia on Sep 4, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions















