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Health: Vintage Johan throws a Bullpen

by Matthew Cerrone on June 18th, 2009 at 9:17 am

Prior to yesterday’s game, Johan Santana threw a 47-pitch bullpen session, which Dan Warthen called it ‘vintage Johan,’ according to SNY’s Pre Game Live.

“I thought he was excellent,” Warthen is quoted as saying by the New York Post.  “I think we have most everything figured out.  He got his deception back and his velocity back.”

Warthen explained Santana will now bring his hand from his glove more quickly, so not to make him catapult his throwing arm.

i have no idea what that means, but i think this is exactly what Joe Janish was talking about on Mets Today the other day

Speaking of working back to form…

Also, according to SNY, OF Angel Pagan could play in a minor-league rehab game this week, as he works back from groin injury.