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The tragedy and redemption of Johan Santana-The first Hall of Famer saved by Sabermetrics

Published on September 7, 2010 By Merritt Rohlfing

In 2006 he was untouchable. Twin Cy Youngs to go along with a golden arm and a name oozing with poetry. All this in the wilds ofMinnesota, just aching to show the world what he could do. Johan Santana was the best pitcher in baseball in 2006, and the most coveted potential free-agent to that [...]