Reliever Dennis Santana has elected minor league free company, the Mets knowledgeable reporters (together with Tim Britton of the Athletic). New York had designated the righty for project over the weekend and he has evidently gone unclaimed on waivers.
Santana has been with the Mets since they grabbed him off waivers in mid-March. They’ve designated him for project on three separate events, working him by way of waivers every time. The 27-year-old accepted his first two outright stints however determined to hunt out different alternatives this time round.
That is Santana’s sixth season logging some main league motion. He pitched in 9 video games for the Mets, permitting seven runs in 10 1/3 innings. He fanned 12 however issued seven walks in that restricted look. Santana confirmed an identical profile over 33 frames with Triple-A Syracuse. He pitched to a 4.91 ERA with a strong 27% strikeout proportion and a lofty 13.2% stroll charge.
Constantly throwing strikes has been Santana’s largest concern all through his profession. In 149 2/3 MLB innings, he’s walked 12% of batters confronted. He throws within the mid-90s and has gotten swinging strikes on an honest 11.5% of his choices however has dished out just a few too many free passes, resulting in a profession 5.17 ERA.
Santana is enjoying this season on a $1MM arbitration wage. That makes it a bit shocking he declined the outright project. As a participant with lower than 5 years of main league service, Santana forfeits the roughly $220K in assured wage he was due by way of season’s finish in an effort to take a look at the market. Maybe he’ll search for a touchdown spot with a membership in playoff rivalry over the following 10 days. If Santana indicators elsewhere by finish of day on August 31 — even on a minor league pact — he’d be eligible for postseason play with a brand new group.
