Johan Santana was at Citi Field last night, three days after surgery was performed on his left elbow to remove bone chips.
Santana says that he feels better, and he jokingly told reporters:
“I told them that I’ll be ready for Tuesday, but they don’t want me to.”
While Santana remains optimistic that he will return to form, [...]

Johan Santana was examined today by Dr. David Altchek at the Hospital For Special Surgery, and he will undergo minor elbow surgery which will end his season.
The procedure will involve cleaning up chips in his left elbow, and he is expected to recover in time for the start of Spring Training.
…on the one hand, i [...]

Early sources, including ESPN’s Buster Olney, believe that Johan Santana will not require major reconstructive surgery on his left elbow, but may need corrective surgery or have his elbow cleaned out which will allow him to be ready for the 2010 season.
…nothing is definitive until tests are done this afternoon so we will see…

Johan Santana allowed one run and five hits in eight innings in a win against the Padres yesterday.
“I knew coming into this game that it was a very important one because of losing three games in a row,” Santana told reporters following the game.  “We knew that somehow we had to stop that.”
According to Elias [...]

Johan Santana had two RBI and made a sensational catch against the Cardinals last night – he also allowed five runs on nine hits through eight innings, though he left with a two-run lead.
However, the Cardinals tied the game against Francisco Rodriguez, eventually winning in extra innings..
…santana did not have his best stuff, but he fought [...]

There is a bogus Associated Press report floating around the Internets suggesting Johan Santana recently requested a trade from the Mets.
…from what i can gather, talking with people connected to the team, this is total nonsense… in fact, the Associated Press has not issued any such report, from what i can tell… i trust this [...]

From the beginning of July through the end of the year in 2008, Johan Santana was a perfect 9-0 with a 2.09 ERA, with his signature outing coming on the final Saturday of the season against the Florida Marlins.
So far this July, Santana is 2-0 with a microscopic 0.86 ERA in three starts, bouncing back [...]

Adam Rubin of The Daily News is reporting that the Mets prefer that Johan Santana does not pitch in tonight’s All-Star Game in St. Louis.
Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen has asked Santana to “be careful”.
Rich Dubee, the Phillies pitching coach, told Rubin:
“If we can stay away from him, we’ll try to, unless we get into [...]

The Mets have set their rotation for the start of the second half on Thursday.
Oliver Perez will start Thursday night against the Braves in Atlanta, followed by Mike Pelfrey on Friday, Johan Santana on Saturday, Fernando Nieve on Sunday, and Livan Hernandez on Monday against the Nationals in Washington.
Jerry Manuel told reporters that Jonathan Niese [...]

Following last night’s victory over the Reds, Jerry Manuel told reporters:
“Things really worked out well for us early. Angel Pagan…set the table for us. He was able to do some things, made a big play…and it at least got the pitch count up along with…scoring some runs, so if we can continue to do that [...]