Twins Nab Another Rule Five Gem in Ryan Pressly

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Ryan Pressly has been a solid Rule 5 pick for the Twinkies.

Minnesota reliever Ryan Pressly had a bit of a coming out party Wednesday, tossing four shutout innings to help stem the tide as the Twins held on for a wild 15-8 win over Boston.

Pressly, of course, was a Red Sox farmhand until the Twins scooped him up in the Rule 5 draft last year. And now he’s back to haunt the BoSox, earning his first career win in the process.

How perfect was it that the victory came in his first career appearance at Fenway Park, the stadium he’s been dreaming of pitching in since Boston signed him nearly six years ago?

The effort was not overlooked by Manager Ron Gardenhire: “We got a great pick-us-up by

Johan Santana undergoes shoulder surgery - Johan Santana | NYM

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Johan Santana underwent successful surgery Tuesday morning to repair a tear in the capsule in the front of his left shoulder.

Santana (shoulder) to undergo surgery Tuesday - Johan Santana | NYM

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Johan Santana (shoulder) is scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday.

Santana (shoulder) wants to continue career - Johan Santana | NYM

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Mike Puma of the New York Post was told by a source that Johan Santana (shoulder) is leaning toward surgery and attempting to continue his career.

Spring Training Daily: Bad News For Johan

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D.J. Short discusses Johan Santana, the Tigers' closer situation and more in Friday's Spring Training Daily.

Johan Santana: Likely Season-Ending Shoulder Setback

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Johan Santana: Santana has re-torn the anterior capsule in his pitching shoulder and could be heading for career-ending surgery, the ESPN New York reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

MRI reveals re-tear of Santana's shoulder - Johan Santana | NYM

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An MRI Wednesday revealed a re-tear of the anterior capsule in Johan Santana's left shoulder.

Johan Santana: (Shoulder) May Miss Six More Weeks

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Johan Santana: Manager Terry Collins said Santana (shoulder) may be out for six more weeks, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Johan Santana could be out six more weeks - Johan Santana | NYM

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Mets manager Terry Collins said Saturday that Johan Santana (shoulder) "may take six weeks to get where he wants to be."

Johan Santana could miss six more weeks - Johan Santana | NYM

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Mets manager Terry Collins said Saturday that Johan Santana (shoulder) "may take six weeks to get where he wants to be."

Johan Santana: (Shoulder) Unsure of Return Date

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Johan Santana: Santana (shoulder) cannot put a date on his return to the field, MLB.com's Anthony DiComo reports. On Saturday, he relayed, "I'm making progress. It's just I don't know when I'm going to be pitching again." Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Santana (shoulder) could miss extended time - Johan Santana | NYM

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Johan Santana (shoulder) told reporters Saturday that he still isn't sure when he'll be able to pitch.

Johan Santana (shoulder) to open year on DL - Johan Santana | NYM

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Johan Santana (shoulder) will open the season on the disabled list.

Johan Santana: (Back) Throws Bullpen Session Friday

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Johan Santana: Santana (back) threw a bullpen session Friday, CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Johan Santana (shoulder) throws pen session - Johan Santana | NYM

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CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that Johan Santana (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Friday.

Johan Santana 'remains bitter' toward Mets - Johan Santana | NYM

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According to John Harper of the New York Daily News, Johan Santana "remains bitter" toward the Mets.

Santana expected in Grapefruit game next week - Johan Santana | NYM

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Mets manager Terry Collins said Wednesday that he expects Johan Santana (shoulder) to pitch in a Grapefruit League game in seven days.

Mets expect Santana to begin season on DL - Johan Santana | NYM

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According to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News, the Mets expect Johan Santana (shoulder) to begin the season on the disabled list.

Johan Santana: (Back) Continues To Progress

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Johan Santana: Santana (back) will throw from a mound again Wednesday, Newsday's Marc Carig reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Johan Santana: (Back) Surprisingly Throws Off Mound Sunday

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Johan Santana: Santana (back) threw off a mound Sunday morning, marking his first activity of the sort since Feb. 19, ESPN New York reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Johan (shoulder) does light tossing off mound - Johan Santana | NYM

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Johan Santana (shoulder) did some light tossing from a mound Sunday.

Johan 10 days away from throwing off mound - Johan Santana | NYM

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Mets GM Sandy Alderson said Johan Santana is still 10 days away from being able to throw off a mound.

Jon Niese could start Opening Day for Mets - Jon Niese | NYM

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Mets manager Terry Collins said on WFAN on Friday that he's leaning toward Jon Niese to start Opening Day if Johan Santana (shoulder) isn't ready.

Johan Santana (shoulder) throws from 120 feet - Johan Santana | NYM

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Johan Santana (shoulder) threw from a distance of 120 feet on Friday.

Johan Santana: (Back) "Making Strides" With Long-Toss

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Johan Santana: Mets manager Terry Collins said Monday that Santana (back) looks stronger throwing on flat ground, ESPNNewYork.com reports. "I told him already [Monday]: He looked better [Monday] than he did five days ago," Collins said. "I think the long-toss program is making strides." Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Johan (shoulder) said to be 'making strides' - Johan Santana | NYM

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Mets manager Terry Collins said Monday that left-hander Johan Santana (shoulder) is "making strides."

Mostly MLB Notes: Debating 1st round decisions, hyping Cliff Lee and defending my LABR team

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There are a handful of outfielders worthy of being taken in the first round even after Mike Trout and Ryan Braun are off the board, all of whom should be valued similarly. I’m personally taking Matt Kemp first in this tier, as he’s one season removed from a .324-39-115-126-40 campaign and finished April with 12 homers and a .417/.490/.893 line over 23 games last year. But injuries derailed the rest of his season and coming off serious shoulder surgery that repaired a detached labrum and rotator cuff damage, he’s certainly not without risk. Andrew McCutchen is likely off the board next in most leagues, and it’s tough to argue after he posted a

Johan Santana: (Back) First Spring Start Pushed Back

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Johan Santana: Santana (back) will have his first spring appearance pushed back to sometime between March 10-15, Newsday's Marc Carig reports Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Mets push Johan's Grapefruit debut back - Johan Santana | NYM

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The Mets have pushed Johan Santana's Grapefruit League debut back from March 2 to sometime between March 10-15.

Player Profile: Johan Santana

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Johan Santana' or find free 'johan santana' pictures via Wylio" href="http://www.wylio.com/credits/flickr/3634036459"> On June 30th of 2012, Mets’ starting pitcher Johan Santana had a 2.76 ERA. That means halfway through the year his ERA was under three. By the time his season ended in mid August his ERA was 4.85. What happened over the course of his last five starts was legendary (he was shutdown for good after his August 17th

Johan Santana will not pitch in the 2013 WBC - Johan Santana | NYM

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CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that Johan Santana will not pitch for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.

Johan Santana will not pitch in 2013 WBC - Johan Santana | NYM

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CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that Johan Santana will not pitch for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.

Johan Santana: Won't Play In Classic

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Johan Santana: Santana (back) will not pitch for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Johan Santana will not pitch in WBC - Johan Santana | NYM

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CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that Johan Santana will not pitch for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.

Mets want Santana to start on Opening Day - Johan Santana | NYM

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Mets manager Terry Collins said Thursday morning that he wants Johan Santana to start on Opening Day.

Pressing Questions: The New York Mets

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The Mets actually had a winning record at the All-Star break (46-40) last season but ultimately finished 74-88 and in fourth place in the NL East. The offense, pitching and defense were all middling to poor, and an already strong division got even tougher, as the Nationals and Braves might both be among the best teams in all of baseball in 2013 after adding more pieces during the offseason. New York locked up David Wright long-term, signing him to a new eight-year contract extension, but otherwise this is a franchise in rebuild mode, so patience is going to be required, especially playing in the NL East. Still, there are some really interesting young arms on this roster, so the future could eventually be

David Wright is Good Again

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David Wright just signed what amounts to be an eight-year contract extension worth a total of $138 million, making him the most expensive player in New York Mets history. (Because it was totally necessary to beat Johan Santana's $137.5 million commitment with the team.) Wright became the highest paid Met on the heels of his second best season,

2012 Positional Review – Starting Pitchers: Misses

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Now that the 2012 season is over, it’s time to review how my predictions went for each position in fantasy baseball. To that end, I will review my top-10 at each position and give a brief rundown on how each of the ten performed. I’ll also list which player was a “Hit” (someone who lived up to expectations) as well as a “Miss” (the player who simply failed to impress).

Note: All of these rankings are taken from the

Homer Bailey’s No-Hitter Wins Your Fantasy League

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Despite his unfortunate name, Homer Bailey pitched the first Reds’ no-hitteer since 1988 last night, completely shutting down the Pirates down-and-out offense, allowing just 2 base runners on an error and a walk and striking out a career high 10 batters. If you were lucky enough to be streaming Bailey last night, pat yourself on the back. Well done, Homer Bailey probably just won your fantasy league for you. Alternately, H2H players going against those streaming him may have just lost their season on account of Homer’s gem. My condolences — so sorry for your loss. There’s always next year. Maybe you’ll draft Homer Bailey as a late round bargain in 2013, but more likely you will always have a deep hatred for

Mike Minor’s Resurgence: A Home Run Story

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Braves starter Mike Minor did his best Wednesday night in attempting to join Philip Humber, Jered Weaver, Johan Santana, Matt Cain and Felix Hernandez as pitchers with no-hitters in 2012, but lost the bid after six clean innings against the

Kenley’s Heart Being Questioned, Josh Beckett Knows How He Feels

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It didn’t take long for Josh Beckett to cause people to question the heart of the Dodgers staff.  And they didn’t even have to send them a Valentine.  Look, we wouldn’t wish a heart issue on anyone but of all the Dodger closers over the years, why Kenley Jansen?  Why not Steve Howe?  He was a coke fiend.  Or Eric Gagne?  He was a steroid/HGH fiend.  Or Jonathon Broxton.  He looks like he was on the Josh Beckett diet every day of the week.  This is the same condition that sent Kenley to the DL last year and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the same this year.  It’s not really something to mess with (or joke about, except in certain instances, apparently.  Don’t worry, I won’t joke about

Fantasy Baseball Diamond Market: Collin McHugh, Jacob Turner

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What to make of Johan Santana's replacement? Can Jacob Turner turn a corner in the NL?

Santana won't resume throwing until January - Johan Santana | NYM

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Johan Santana (back) is not expected to resume throwing until the middle of January.

Fighting The Semi, Colon? Pregnant Pause; Found With Excessive Testosterone

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Bay Area sports teams may want to throw out the mother dough.  It’s tainted.   Bartolo Colon was suspended for 50 days after being caught with elevated levels of testosterone.  This much testosterone hasn’t been found in one man since they pumped Rod Stewart’s stomach in the late-70′s.  Sorry, Snopes, it’s a fact.  I see a lot of people on the interwebs saying steroids and Bartolo’s body shape don’t add up.  It says right on the side of the steroids bottle — take these and don’t exercise and you will get Meat Loaf breasts.  (I’m paraphrasing.)  Like Melky, Bartolo Colon started a fake website to try and cover his tracks.  The Go Daddy Website Starter Kit said open a new Safari window so

Johan Santana: Shut Down for Rest of Season

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Johan Santana: GM Sandy Alderson said on Wednesday that the MRI on Santana's lower back revealed inflammation by the L5 vertebra. No surgery will be necessary but he will be shut down for the rest of the season, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Santana has back inflammation, done for 2012 - Johan Santana | NYM

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Mets placed LHP Johan Santana on the 15-day disabled list with lower back inflammation.

Please Toronto, May I Have Some Morrow

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I’ve gone from love to hate to love to “Are we up to love or hate now?” to the DL for Brandon Morrow.  I’ll be honest, some of my love came from getting excited about drafting him and some of my hate came from not owning him and him overperforming, according to his peripherals.  I’m only human, contrary to the stamp the U.S. government put on my hindquarters.  I’m also only human as sung by Human League.  BTW, good call on not naming your song, I’m Only League.  Getting past the jibber-jabbering, Morrow is due back three morrows from today (I used my fingers to count; if it’s Friday and not Saturday, blame my index finger, I don’t know what it’s thinking some times).  When he’s been

Johan Santana: (Back) Will Not Make Next Start

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Johan Santana: Santana (back) will not make his scheduled start Thursday, ESPN.com's Adam Rubin reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Johan Santana will not make Thursday start - Johan Santana | NYM

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Johan Santana will not start Thursday.

Roto Roundup: Johan Santana, Giancarlo Stanton, Domonic Brown, and Others

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My apologies for not getting to the Monday morning Roundup. I got home late from a barbecue on Sunday, and was pretty beat.

For those of you looking for some fantasy football advice, check out the SB Nation Fantasy War Room from Monday, and if you have questions, feel free to drop in to the nightly War Room from 6:00pm - 10:00PM ET.

Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown appears to be holding his own since he call up a few weeks ago. He went 1-4 with