Height: 6-2
Weight: 160
Throws: R
Bats: R
Born: Dec 12, 1982, San Cristobal,
Contract: Signed through 2008 | | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | | | | | | | |
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September 19, 2007
Ervin Santana will start Wednesday instead of Bartolo Colon, who developed back stiffness following his 4 2/3 innings Friday, the AP reports.
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September 17, 2007
Manager Mike Scioscia has yet to decide whether Bartolo Colon or Ervin Santana will get the start on Wednesday, according to the LA Times. They will both throw bullpen sessions today. It shouldn't really matter who starts for fantasy purposes, because both have to be considered risky options.
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September 12, 2007
With Bartolo Colon being moved back into the starting rotation on Friday, Ervin Santana will be moved back to the bullpen. Should Colon encounter more health issues, Santana could get his starting job back, but the Angels would prefer to leave him in the bullpen for the remainder of the year.
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September 2, 2007
It turns out that Ervin Santana will make his scheduled start Monday after all. It had been speculated that Dustin Moseley would replace Santana in that start after Santana was unable to make it out of the first inning in his last start, according to the LA Times. Pitching coach Mike Butcher thinks he found some mechanical flaws in Santana's delivery, so the Angels will give him one more shot to show improvement.
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August 31, 2007
Ervin Santana has been bumped from the rotation again after his latest meltdown on the mound Tuesday. Dustin Moseley will take Santana's turn next Monday.
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August 30, 2007
Mike Scioscia said a decision is coming in the next couple of days on whether Ervin Santana will take his turn on Monday against Oakland, the AP reports. "We're talking about a couple of things," Scioscia said. The manager mentioned how good Dustin Moseley has been, most recently Tuesday when he held Seattle scoreless over 5 1/3 innings after Santana allowed five runs and got only one out. There is a slight chance Jered Weaver, who won Wednesday, could pitch Monday, but the Angels would rather have each of their starters slide back a day with extra rest following Thursday's off day.
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August 22, 2007
Ervin Santana will remain in the Angels starting rotation for the time being, making his next start on Thursday against Toronto, according to the LA Times. Santana was sharp in his last outing, holding the Red Sox to one run over 6 1/3 innings. He still has to be considered a risky fantasy investment, however.
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August 15, 2007
The Angels have yet to name their starter for the first game of Friday's doubleheader at Boston, but Mike Scioscia told the AP that Ervin Santana is a candidate. Santana was demoted to Triple-A Salt Lake after starting the season 5-11 with a 6.22 ERA. He's 2-1 with a 5.01 ERA in five starts at Triple-A. Remember that Santana was successful at home earlier in the year, but a disaster on the road. Given that, we can't imagine why the Angels would use Santana in a start at Fenway Park of all places, but apparently they're considering just that.
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August 2, 2007
Ervin Santana was hammered in his second straight Triple-A start on Wednesday, allowing six runs on 13 hits in six innings, according to the LA Times. In three Triple-A starts, the right-hander's ERA sits at 6.05. It's still possible that Santana could work his way back into the Angels rotation at some point, but that scenario is beginning to look less and less likely.
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July 26, 2007
The Angels are unlikely to recall Ervin Santana to take the injured Bartolo Colon's spot in the rotation. Santana was recently demoted after going 5-11 with a 6.22 ERA in 19 starts. He had a nice first start at Triple-A, allowing just one run on two hits and three walks while striking out six over seven innings. "We're not going to rule anything out yet, but he's making progress down there and we don't want to slow that down," manager Mike Scioscia told the LA Times.
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July 25, 2007
The Angels have yet to decide who will take the injured Bartolo Colon's spot in the rotation, but the recently demoted Ervin Santana is one possibility. "Right now we have a day off so we'll look at a couple of scenarios in our rotation," manager Mike Scioscia told the LA Times. "Ervin is an option, but we'll take this one step at a time." The Angels could also move reliever Dustin Moseley into the rotation. The team has an off day Thursday, so the most likely short-term scenario is probably to move Kelvim Escobar up to pitch Sunday. Escobar would be on regular rest.
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July 18, 2007
The Angels optioned Ervin Santana to Triple-A on Wednesday, according to Sports Ticker. Despite having a lot of promise, the right-hander holds a 6.22 ERA in 19 starts this year. Assuming he strings together some strong starts in the minors, we should see him back in the Angels rotation at some point this year. No announcement has been made, but Dustin Moseley and Joe Saunders are the most likely candidates to replace Santana in the rotation.
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July 18, 2007
Ervin Santana could be headed to the minor leagues. The right-hander gave up seven runs on 14 hits and four walks in last night's loss to the Devil Rays, the latest in a string of bad starts for the youngster. Santana has lost his last five decisions and holds an ERA of 10.04 over his last five outings. Although manager Mike Scioscia was noncommittal when asked whether Santana would make his next scheduled start Sunday, he did say "we're going to look at stuff," according to the LA Times. "There are some options we might look at moving forward, but we'll wait and evaluate some stuff and look at some video and see where we're going to go," the manager said. The Angels would likely replace Santana with either reliever Dustin Moseley or Triple-A starter Joe Saunders.
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June 29, 2007
Ervin Santana, who has allowed 11 runs (nine earned) in his last two starts, had a closed-door meeting with manager Mike Scioscia on Thursday to determine what the problem was, according to the LA Times. "The biggest thing is we didn't see his best stuff out there," Scioscia said. "Whether it's not turning the ball loose aggressively or repeating pitches, you want to find the reason for it. Sometimes it's mechanical, sometimes it's focus, sometimes it's mental aggressiveness, sometimes it's a delivery flaw, sometimes it's an injury." Santana is in line to make his next start on Tuesday in Texas.
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May 14, 2007
A trip to Triple-A isn't imminent for Ervin Santana, but the Angels are growing impatient with his performances on the road, according to the LA Times. Since being called up in 2005, he's 21-6 with a 3.04 ERA at home and 9-15 with a 6.69 ERA on the road -- this season he's 0-4 with a 7.86 ERA away from home. "He's made progress in his bullpens, he just hasn't been able to carry it into a game yet," manager Mike Scioscia said of Santana. "I think he and Mike [Butcher, Angels pitching coach] have an understanding of what needs to get done. He has to go a little harder, be more aggressive and effective early in the game to set a tone."
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April 12, 2007
To help Ervin Santana overcome his struggles on the road, Angels manager Mike Scioscia is considering having the pitcher extend his pregame warmups on the road into the top of the first inning to simulate the timing he'd have at home, when he goes straight from the bullpen to the mound, according to the LA Times . "We're going to talk to him about it before his next start," Scioscia said. "His home record is exceptional, and his road record is not what you'd expect. Is it the mound? His comfort level? Is there too much [down] time before the start of the game? We may have him warm up later and go from the bullpen to the mound."
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March 11, 2007
Ervin Santana allowed five hits and walked two in three innings yesterday. He's been dealing with a stiff neck and control problems recently, according to the LA Times.
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