#carlos-santana

#carlos-santana

Enter Carlos Santana, recently released by the Cleveland Guardians. The former All-Star and Gold Glove winner has certainly lost a step offensively, but the defense is still very much there. That Gold Glove came as recently as 2024, after all, and he's been very good again defensively this year. Even with a dip in power and a paltry .225 BA, he can still be relied upon to work a walk when he needs to.

The Guardians have placed veteran first baseman Carlos Santana on outright waivers, Ken Rosenthal and Zack Meisel of The Athletic report. The 39-year-old switch-hitter is playing on a one-year, $12MM contract and still has about $2.13MM of that sum yet to be paid out. Any team that claims Santana would need to take on the entirety of that remaining sum.

The Guardians had an offensive explosion and beat the White Sox 9-5 last night, emphasizing the team's potential even without a strong performance from key players.

The placement of ads for Krispy Krunchy Chicken on the Carlos Santana mural outside the BART station elicited strong disapproval from the community, emphasizing a sense of disrespect.