tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post8407988083380030082..comments2023-08-10T11:13:40.712-04:00Comments on This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes: You Learn Something New Every Day, Week 5 (I think)Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099918567255772685noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276907225428640229.post-36901213923378789902007-11-23T13:22:00.000-05:002007-11-23T13:22:00.000-05:00Wow, according to Wikipedia:For example Johan Sant...Wow, according to Wikipedia:<BR/><BR/>For example Johan Santana was chosen in the 1999 Rule 5 draft by the Florida Marlins when the Houston Astros declined to put him on their 40-man roster. After the Marlins traded Santana to the Minnesota Twins for minor leaguer Jared Camp, the Twins kept him on their roster for the 2000 season, in which he toiled to a 6.49 earned run average at only 21 years of age.<BR/><BR/>I did not realize that. That's a terrible trade for the Marlins and a worse loss for the Astros. If only the Yankees had selected him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08327687586781366831noreply@blogger.com