This is playoff week! and they said Johan was probable all day.
Now ESPN bottom line says hes not starting because of blister
LATEST NEWS Manager Ron Gardenhire said Saturday that LHP Johan Santana is scheduled to take his next turn in the rotation. Santana left Friday night's game after five innings because of a broken nail on the middle finger of his left hand. He won't throw before his next start, scheduled for Wednesday in Detroit. (Updated 09/11/2005). FANTASY ANALYSIS Breaking a nail won't keep Santana out at this point. Reserve him at your own risk at this point. His matchup at Detroit is favorable -- actually any matchup is favorable for him. More News
INJURY REPORT Finernail - Probable for Sept. 13 start at Detroit (Updated - 9/11/05)
LATEST NEWS Minnesota Twins left-hander Johan Santana will miss his scheduled start Wednesday against Detroit because of a blister on his middle finger. Santana, the AL Cy Young Award winner last year, is 13-7 with a 3.17 ERA and leads the majors with 207 strikeouts. Francisco Liriano will start for the Twins on Wednesday. (Updated 09/13/2005). FANTASY ANALYSIS All is not lost for Fantasy Week 24 (Sept. 12-18) for Santana, who could start one of the weekend series games vs. the Chicago White Sox. Liriano is a flamethrowing prospect who posted wicked strikeouts numbers, which makes him an intriguing flier to take in keeper and AL-only leagues. More News
INJURY REPORT Finernail - Out for Sept. 14 start at Detroit. Questionable for Sept. 17 start vs. Chicago White Sox (Updated - 9/13/05)
This just figures. In my main money roto league, I'm making this huge run coming into September, and then ARam, Bondy, Sheets, Harden, and now Johan go down.
Don't count your chickens yet, he's still on the hook for the 3 runners on base...
Glass half full or half empty?
It's all full now. I was just going to be pissed if he goes into the ninth with a SO, loads the bases, then Nathan comes in and lets them all score. That didn't happen so