QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 08:46 PM)
http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2011/0...ctor_santi.html
What a great story.
Kid goes from nowhere, playing in Puerto Rican winter ball (working on his offspeed stuff and screwball), to the #11 prospect in the worst minor league system in baseball to bypassing the #1 Sox prospect (and the #1 closer prospect in the game) and being named our closer.
He was throwing easy, 94-95 MPH gas, almost as easy as Thornton.
But there's something about his composure and moxie on the mound...amazing where we come up with all of our closers, Takatsu, Hermanson, Jenks, Santos and now Santiago.