The Book on Carlos Santana

Prospect Info

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Carlos Santana
Born 4/8/1986
C, CLE

When he was shipped to Cleveland as a piece in the Casey Blake trade of 2008, catcher Carlos Santana immediately became the Indians' top catching prospect, and the heir apparent to the Victor Martinez / Kelly Shoppach tandem. Well-regarded as a catch-and-throw man in the Dodger system, he busted out offensively last year, hitting .330 in a season split between the Dodgers' and Indians' high-A teams, and swatting 20 home runs in the process. The switch-hitting catcher with the musical name will open 2010 back in AA, where he'll likely be asked to keep sharpening his receiving and game-calling skills before he gets a shot at the Jake. He might get a late-season look in 2010 as a fill-in DH, though.

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Player Updates and Notes

Carlos Santana will undergo hand surgery and require eight to ten weeks of recuperation, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Santana, who had already fallen behind fellow catching prospect Lou Marson on the depth chart anyway, has now lost whatever chance he had of joining the Indians in the spring. He could still get a callup at midseason, but hand injuries are traditionally nagging ones, and he's not likely to be back to his old hitting self until 2011.

12/8/2009 by Fremulon

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Despite a strong spring, Cleveland GM Mark Shapiro puts the chances of Carlos Santana seeing action with the big-league Indians this year at 'pretty much zero'.

3/25/2009 by Fremulon

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