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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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

Saw him at Akron for the first time on Saturday, got really freaked out when I noticed the #41 on his jersey.

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by fingolfin on Sep 4, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up 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

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by NickFantana on Sep 5, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions

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.

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by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Sep 4, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I stand by my “Feh.”

by Jay on Sep 4, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Fair enough.

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by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Sep 5, 2009 1:58 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?

by dgcambridge on Sep 5, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Of course.

by Jay on Sep 5, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Ben Fran?

by Roger Dorn on Sep 5, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions

Only a batting title I think.

by supermarioelia on Sep 5, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

I’ll go out on a limb and say this kid might be something someday.

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by bigbrabbs on Sep 4, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions

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.

by Toxicadam on Sep 4, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions

With Marson, Toregas, and Gimenez sticking around, I’m not hopeful. I imagine they’ll handle him with the Vic-gloves on.

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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.

by Brick. on Sep 4, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, I don’t think the “plan” was to bring up Matt LaPorta in April of 2009 either. But the circumstances that caused that obviously are vastly different than those for Santana.

by Toxicadam on Sep 4, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m being dense, I’m sure, but I don’t know what you’re talking about.

by dgcambridge on Sep 4, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

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.

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by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Sep 4, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Should we really be considering Gimenez as road block?

by hans on Sep 5, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Only in the literal sense.

by Brad D on Sep 7, 2009 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Exactly. Santana plays Starting Catcher. Gimenes and Toregas play Backup Catcher. There are plenty of guys in the league who can play both positions, but not those three guys.

by dgcambridge on Sep 7, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions