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Phillies Looking At Ervin Santana

By Mark Polishuk | March 5, 2020 at 5:48pm CDT

We haven’t heard much about Ervin Santana since his minor league deal with the Mets was up at the end of last season, though the 15-year veteran recently threw for the Phillies, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (Twitter link).  It isn’t known whether or not Philadelphia has continued interest in Santana in the wake of this workout, though adding an experienced hurler on a minors contract wouldn’t be a bad idea for a team with some question marks at the back of the rotation.

Though the Phils have a number of arms already vying for the fifth starter job, none of the current candidates have Santana’s track record.  It was only back in 2017 that Santana posted one of the finest years of his career, tossing 211 1/3 innings of 3.28 ERA ball for the Twins and finishing seventh in AL Cy Young Award voting.  That season capped off a five-year stretch for Santana that saw him average 182 innings and a 3.52 ERA per year with Kansas City, Atlanta, and Minnesota from 2013-17.

Since then, however, Santana has thrown only 38 innings total over the last two seasons.  Finger surgery kept Santana sidelined for almost all of the 2018 campaign, and he posted a 9.45 ERA over only 13 1/3 innings for the White Sox last season before being released.  The results weren’t much better for Santana in the Mets’ farm system, as he managed just a 5.31 ERA over 95 total innings at the Triple-A and high-A ball levels.

Santana turned 37 in December, so his decline could be simply chalked up to age and wear and tear after the accumulation of 2421 1/3 Major League innings.  He does want to continue his career, Heyman notes, and Santana is also hoping to pitch for his native Dominican Republic if the D.R. national team qualifies for the Olympics.

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  1. DarkSide830

    12 months ago

    i like this idea. do it now though so he might be ready for opening day

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    • Freddy H

      12 months ago

      Yep the guy with 6 ERA in AAA is gonna kill it in the majors this year

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    • Ejemp2006

      12 months ago

      Something makes me think he’ll catch on somewhere and have a few really good weeks. Regardless, I bet he has a better year than Jordan Zimmerman or Matt Harvey.

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  2. dynamite drop in monty

    12 months ago

    What are you lookin at, BUTTHEAD?

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  3. debsgarms

    12 months ago

    He’s had a great career. Here’s hoping Ervin’s got something left in the tank so he finish on a high note.

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  4. VonPurpleHayes

    12 months ago

    Seems like a longshot, but Phillies need arms; starters and relievers.

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  5. El Gringo

    12 months ago

    Stick a fork in him.

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    • dynamite drop in monty

      12 months ago

      GET HIM A BODY BAG!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!

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      • jdrushton

        12 months ago

        what, this is your day for movie quotes?

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        • dynamite drop in monty

          12 months ago

          Can you make a shoe smell?

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        • Mo4ever

          12 months ago

          It is always a day for movie quotes for dynamite drop.

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        • skip tracey

          12 months ago

          this^^^

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  6. PapiElf

    12 months ago

    I too am looking at Ervin Santana. There’s a picture of him right there.

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  7. phillyvseverybody

    12 months ago

    Depth, depth and more depth.

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  8. bobtillman

    12 months ago

    Right now, Maddox, Cone and Pedro are looking at who’s being “looked at” by some teams, and thinking, ‘Ya know, with all this upper-cutting, launch angle garbage, swing and miss, and nobody stealing bases or bunting, I’m probably good for 11-5, 3.50 ERA….and a 15M a year contract”.

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    • HaloHonk4Life

      12 months ago

      It’s Maddux

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      • dynamite drop in monty

        12 months ago

        Maybe he’s talking about Gary Maddox

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        • bobtillman

          12 months ago

          Lester

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        • brucenewton

          12 months ago

          2/3 of the earth is covered by water. The rest by Gary Maddox – variously attributed

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        • HaloHonk4Life

          12 months ago

          Its Garry Maddux lol (btw I was thinking the same thing after my earlier post.)

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        • Ketch

          12 months ago

          No. It’s Maddox.

          baseball-reference.com/players/m/maddoga01.shtml

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  9. Johhos

    12 months ago

    As my momma says, “ looking is free “…

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  10. Captain Dunsel

    12 months ago

    Philly needs Erving, not Ervin.

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  11. Emerson83

    12 months ago

    I think arrieta has the 5th spot locked down

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    • 123Redsox

      12 months ago

      Arrieta has the third spot. But who has the 4th and 5th?

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      • DarkSide830

        12 months ago

        3/4 with Eflin taking up the other spot. but i agree, no way there are 4 SP better then him on the roster right now.

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  12. Phiilies2020

    12 months ago

    I’m all for it, even if his impact is minimal.

    MLB rotation:
    1. A. Nola
    2. Z. Wheeler
    3. J. Arrieta
    4. Z. Eflin
    5. N. Pivetta
    AAA rotation:
    1. E. De los Santos
    2. C. Irvin
    3. S. Howard
    4. R. Rosso
    5. E. Santana/M. Llovera

    Closers:

    MLB: V. Velasquez AAA: J. Hammer

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    • DarkSide830

      12 months ago

      im not for anything that includes Pivetta on the roster, especially as a SP

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    • brucenewton

      12 months ago

      That’s not good.

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  13. Rsox

    12 months ago

    Bloom should be looking at Santana too. Some depth would not hurt right now.

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    • Dorothy_Mantooth

      12 months ago

      Bloom should be signing either Danny Salazar or Aaron Sanchez depending on their health.

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      • Ketch

        12 months ago

        Sanchez is out until June/July. Salazar has pitched 4IP over the last two seasons and is probably done as a starter.

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  14. bobtillman

    12 months ago

    Bloom should be looking at Jim Lonborg too. He can’t be making THAT much money drilling teeth.

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    • Mo4ever

      12 months ago

      Sonny Siebert

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      • Captain Dunsel

        12 months ago

        Babe Ruth

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    • Thomar

      12 months ago

      Rick Wise. He’s on over 5 thousand days rest

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    • Ketch

      12 months ago

      Especially at 77…

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  15. metsie1

    12 months ago

    This guy will do great in Citizen’s Bank Ballpark. Do it Phillies.

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  16. JrodFunk5

    12 months ago

    The title of this article assured me the Phillies will not be making the playoffs this year.

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  17. brucenewton

    12 months ago

    Times are tough when. Washed up fly ball pitcher in Philly? Nope.

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  18. phillyballers

    12 months ago

    Josh Johnson is available. I think Smoltz would pitch a few games. Schilling definitely needs money. Tug is dead but I think his son Tim can pitch based on association.

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  19. 68tigers84

    12 months ago

    Bartola Colon would say Santana is real young.

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  20. Ketch

    12 months ago

    Somewhere Andrew Cashner is screaming “HEY!! I ACTUALLY PITCHED LAST YEAR!!!”

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    • Rsox

      12 months ago

      And somewhere the Red Sox are yelling back “YEAH, REALLY, REALLY, BADLY!!!!”

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  21. bumpy93

    12 months ago

    this is one of those moves that I think can’t go wrong you bring them in on a cheap contract and if it works out great you bring them up if it doesn’t you didn’t spend much money in the first place it to me it’s a no-lose situation

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  22. Paperdyer

    12 months ago

    The Phils may take a chance. They’re due to have one of these work
    Pedro Martinez worked out, so who knows The Phils need to watch their budget
    If they lose the copyright suit for rights to the Phanatic. If they lose it, it will cost them millions of $$$$$$$$$

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