I'm not ripping him. He's played 1 full season in the majors, and now he's the best pitcher in baseball? Please. Santana's failure to win 9 games had nothing to do with him. He came out of the game after the 7th inning with a lead 9 times, and the Mets' garbage bullpen blew the save.
Yeah I saw some of those games. Maybe they should have had him pitch the eighth in some. There seems to be an aversion to allowing starters to finish games today.
