Daily Archives: January 26, 2010
Here is video of Johan Santana throwing a 25–pitch bullpen session, as well as his talk with reporters, today at Tradition Field in St. Lucie:
Updated at 3:10 pm:
Here is video of Oliver Perez throwing one pitch.
The Mets and Live Nation today announced that the Dave Matthews Band will perform at Citi Field Friday, July 16 and Saturday, July 17.
Tickets go on sale Fri., Feb. 26 at 10:00 am., though Mets Season Ticket Holders will have access to a special two-day pre-sale that will be announced in the coming weeks.
…hmm, Dave Matthews Band, talk of John Smoltz, did someone in Citi Field walk in to the Way Back Machine…
Johan Santana threw a 25-pitch bullpen session this morning in Port St. Lucie.
He told reporters he was very excited with how he felt today, “I felt pretty good, the ball was coming out pretty good, I feel like I did my mechanics with no problem and I didn’t feel anything in my arm.”
He said he had been working on his mechanics this winter, using a portable mound, but to get out on the field and throw from a real bullpen, ‘and be able to go through my whole routine,’ is good.
Santana said he threw a change up and it had ‘nice motion,’ which tells him, ‘we’re ahead of the game.’
He explained that, last season, because of the bone chips in his elbow:
“I wasn’t able to finish up the pitches. I wasn’t able to lift my leg the way I’m supposed to because I wasn’t able to reach out. That is what I was trying to do today, to see that. Today, I was able to see my leg when I finished the pitch and that’s big, to see that this early is a good sign… I just need to get back to being the old Johan and being aggressive.”
By the way, according to Santana, baseball is about having fun. “That’s what I do,” he said.
In an update on Twitter, Heyman of SI.com says the Cubs will pay Nady $3.3 million, with $2 million worth of incentives based on games played.
Original Post at 1:20 pm:
The Cubs have reached a deal with free-agent OF-1B Xavier Nady, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports.
However, as Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com said, Nady’s physical will be crucial, as he is recovering from Tommy John surgery.
The 31–year-old Nady had season-ending Tommy John surgery last summer to repair his right elbow for the second time in his career.
In an interview with WFAN in November, SI.com’s Jon Heyman said, from what he understands, Nady will not be 100 percent healthy and ready for Opening Day.
However, Nady’s agent, Scott Boras told FoxSports.com last week that Nady is on schedule in his rehab and will be ready for Spring Training.
In a poll to MetsBlog.com yesterday, 59 percent of voters said the Mets should only guarantee between $7 and $10 million to Sheets, while only 10 percent were willing to guarantee more than $10 million.
Updated at 1:15 pm:
Jon Heyman of SI.com believes the A’s and free-agent RHP Ben Sheets agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal, plus incentives.
Original Post at 1:01 pm:
The A’s and Sheets agreed to a deal, according to Danny Knobler of CBS Sports.
According to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com, the Mets will now focus on free-agent RHP John Smoltz, sincr Ben Sheets has inked a deal with the A’s.
Rosenthal says the Mets have not been aggressive in pursuing free-agent RHP Jon Garland.
…it’s also worth noting that RHP Erik Bedard and Jarrod Washburn are still available as well, though i have not seen many reports of late mentioning these two names and the Mets…
Smoltz signed a one-year, $5 million deal with Boston last off season; after he rejected a one-year, $2 million deal from the Braves. He didn’t pitch well in Boston, he was released in August, and then signed with the Cardinals, with whom he was 1–3 in seven starts with a 4.26 ERA.
Though he missed a game or two last year with shoulder tendinitis, and will be be 43 years old through much of next season, Smoltz has been connected in rumor this off season to the Nationals, Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, Mariners, Rangers and Orioles.
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