It’s hard to read too much into anything related to spring-training results, but here goes. Johan Santana:
Johan Santana Pitches Two Scoreless Innings
- pitched two innings
- did not allow a run
- walked a batter
- did not strike out a batter
You can focus on the scoreless part, or you can focus on the part where he wasn’t missing any bats. If I can suggest one of them, though, it would be the “two innings” part. It’s just nice to see him out there for the first time in over a year.
As for Santana’s velocity, according to one observer it was below what it was before the injury, but not horrifically so:
Santana's velocity, first 10 pitches: 87, 87, 87, 87, 87, 87, 87, 88, 88, 88. 11th pitch: 80.12th & 13th back to 88. #Mets
— Jed Smedredroved (@JedSmed) March 6, 2012
I don't know who that person is, but Ted Berg follows him, and Ted's cool. You heard it from a guy who heard it from a guy who Internet-knows a guy who probably knows what's up: Johan Santana's velocity is in the upper 80s. Unless it isn't. But the important thing is that Santana is on the mound again.
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