The hardest commodity to find in baseball is a durable, dominant ace. Pitching arms are fragile, 20-game winners are expensive and the task of developing a true No. 1 starter in your own farm system takes keen scouting, years of patience — and a lot of luck. So when the New York Mets had a chance to trade for Johan Santana, they jumped at it.
Posted: January 29th, 2008.
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