Santana to Mets? Sox, Yankees Pull Out and Let Queens Reap the Benefits
Dan Lifshatz 890 ESPN
AP-------Boston, MA
2/28/08 Finished @ 1:38

How did the Twins end up with a pitcher like Johan Santana? The Rule 5 draft. A draft in which players who have major league contracts but are not on the 40-man roster when the draft comes around, are eligible to be picked by other teams. Santana was originally drafted by the Houston Astros in 1995, but in 1999 after a somewhat unsuccessful minor league career, was selected by the Marlins in the Rule 5 Draft with the #1 overall pick, but the very next pick, was sent to Houston for minor leaguer Jared Camp from the Twins, and with that, the Twins might have acquired the best pitcher in their teams history though a trade in which no one would thought would've mattered.

His rookie year, Santana put up the type of numbers you expect from a career journeyman. A 6.49 ERA in 86 innings pitched. Not the #'s you want from someone in your......

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