[...] eir already thin pitching will be tested with ace Johan Santana out until the All-Star break. Getting to .500 would be a major accomplishment. The Nationals improved 10 games from the previous year but their pitching is not strong enough to sustain much more of a push forward this season. Next: Baseball Betting 2011: Inside the NL Central Division The Greek Sportsbook & Casino is host to [...]

[...] os Beltran and Jose Reyes. But once you get past Johan Santana, the pitching staff is weak. The Marlins have a pair of marquee players in SS Hanley Ramirez and pitcher Josh Johnson but don't have an owner willing to spend the cash needed to make them a contender. The Nationals have lost 205 games the last two seasons but could finish as high as third in the division this season if their youn [...]

[...] mainly who will fill in the spots behind ace LHP Johan Santana (13-9, 3.13 ERA). Pelfry will be back, but can they expect anything from LHP Oliver Perez (3-4, 6.82 ERA in 14 starts) or RHP John Maine who are returning from injury? 4: How thin is the ice under Manager Jerry Manuel and GM Omar Minaya? These men will not be able to withstand another disappointing season. The situation is so tens [...]

[...] ith a solid pitching matchup between New York ace Johan Santana (5-2, 1.36) and Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-1, 12.79). Santana was somewhat off his game last time out against San Francisco, but still earned the win even after allowing four runs on 11 hits in seven innings. Matsuzaka is slated to come off the DL on Friday after missing a month with a tired arm. His last start was back on April 14 [...]

[...] s. Could be an under the betting total - Johan Santana and Josh Johnson are scheduled to face each other again for the second time this season on Wednesday. Florida won the earlier match 2-1. Johnson is 5-0 with a 1.59 ERA in six career starts against New York. Santana has a 2-0 record and an 0.69 ERA at the new Mets stadium this year as well as a 4-1 record, 1.50 ERA in 36 innings agains [...]

[...] l continues to haunt team ownership. Star pitcher Johan Santana (shoulder) will likely not return until at least June and the offense has question marks too. It’s going to take new GM Sandy Alderson time to sort things out. Prediction: Under 77 wins Washington Nationals Washington is 40/1 to win the NL Pennant and 80/1 to win the World Series. Washington had a 10-game improvem [...]

[...] The New York Mets stole the spotlight and Johan Santana from the New York Yankees and Boston Redsox by making a deal with the Minnesota Twins in a trade for four top prospects. New York sent Minnesota Carlos Gomez, Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey. The Mets have been given a 72 hour window to sign Santana to an extension which sources have stated it’s a don [...]