I like Carlos Santana. He seems like a really good dude. I don’t wish him any ill will. I like him as a baseball player. He’s had a fine career. I thought the Royals bringing him in on a two-year deal was a fine signing. I thought it represented the Royals acknowledging that plate discipline was a skill worth acquiring and that he might even rub off on the younger players.
But Father Time, as they say, is undefeated. Carlos Santana is 36 years old and is coming off a season in which a mid-season injury in 2021 rendered him the worst hitter in baseball in the second half.