What's Wrong With Johan?

Foul Balls found this 6/19/2007 on sports.aol.com [flag]

Filed under: Minnesota , Twins , AL Central , MLB Gossip Sports Blog - The FanHouse : If you've seen Johan Santana pitch this season, you've probably noticed something different than you're used to seeing. It's hard to put your finger on exactly what it is though. He looks the same. He has the same mechanics he's always had, and... Read more > [link]

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Published 6/19/2007 by Fornelli at Foul Balls
... . The plan would be to have Piazza catch a couple of games a week, and then serve as DH the rest of the time. What's Wrong With Johan? - If you've seen ...

Has Johan Santana Gotten Worse?
Published 7/7/2008 by Peter Bendix at Beyond the Box Score
Johan Santana's 2.96 ERA obscures the fact that he is not as good of a pitcher as he used to be. Is anything wrong with Johan Santana? Some writers were asking the same thing last year at this time, only to see Johan rebound with another excellent second half, culminating in a dominant performance against the Texas Rangers on August 19, giving up two hits over eight innings, while striking out 17 (and walking zero). However, after this start, Santana struggled during the rest of the season. Over his last 44 innings, he allowed an ERA of ...

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