Ervin Santana

Ervin Santana had a long career as a Starting Pitcher in the Major Leagues. Although he surpassed 150 career Wins, he did so in bunches.

The Dominican hurler made his debut for the Angels in 2005 and had 30 Wins against 16 Losses in his first two years, but his ERA was well over four. Santana had a bad 2007 season (7-14, 5.76 ERA), but he responded with his best year as an Angel, going 16-7 with a 3.49 ERA and made it to the All-Star Game. Santana finished in the top ten in Cy Yung voting, but it would take another ten years before he could do it again. Throughout his career, Santana had good years mixed with others where he had an ERA near five or above, but he was always good enough to remain a starter.

Santana was traded to Kansas City with one year left on his contract and signed with Atlanta as a free agent for another year before joining Minnesota in 2015. It was as a Twin that Santana had his best year, with a 16-8 record and a 3.28 ERA. He led the American League in Complete Games (5), Shutouts (3), and earned his second and last All-Star Game appearance, with another top ten finish for the Cy Young.

Santana dealt with finger issues and other injuries and only appeared in eight games over the following two seasons (the last year as a member of the Chicago White Sox). He had one final year in the Majors with a return to Kansas City, where he pitched out of the pen, and he retired with 151 Wins against 129 Losses.