The Mets announced yesterday that Johan Santana will make a rehab start in Port St. Lucie tomorrow, which is awesome because it means we’re that much closer (fingers crossed) to seeing Johan Santana do stuff.

Color me surprised, and still a bit skeptical. Shoulder surgeries like the one Santana endured tend to be pretty damning for pitchers, and though Santana is his own unique, strong, fiercely competitive snowflake, it’s hard to imagine the remainder of his rehab proceeding without any hiccups given the precedents.

But we can hope, of course. Watching Johan Santana pitch, with or without his good fastball, has been one of the great joys of being a Mets fan the last few years. And if this September won’t feature meaningful games, it’d be nice if it could feature Santana — not to mention give the team some idea of what to expect from Santana moving forward.