Eric Simon at Amazin’ Avenue pokes holes in a report I missed entirely that apparently blew up the Internet yesterday. It’s a good write-up of some silly muckracking. Here’s the thing though: Given the nature of Santana’s injury and surgery, it is entirely possible he doesn’t pitch this year.

The other thing is that the original story presents more evidence that there are nebulous, anonymous executives walking around Mets camp willing to say whatever journalists need for their stories. Is this something Sandy Alderson put in place? Are anonymous sources the new market efficiency?