Colorado Rockies Checking In On Free-Agent Ervin Santana After Injury To Jhoulys Chacin

Mar 18, 2013; Surprise, AZ, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Ervin Santana (54) pitches during the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

The Colorado Rockies are in a world of shock right now after finding out right-handed pitcher Jhoulys Chacin will be held ‘until further notice’ with right shoulder inflammation. He is expected to undergo an MRI today. Colorado has their sights on free-agent pitcher Ervin Santana in the wake of Chacin’s injury. Here is more from Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.

"Colorado actually had called earlier in the winter, but it is believed they touched base again since top starter Jhoulys Chacin went down with shoulder inflammation. While reports suggested Chacin has been shut down “indefinitely,” Rockies people remain hopeful Chacin is OK. He has been sent for an MRI that may confirm that, but his condition could alter the outlook on their rotation."

Thee problem with making the case of signing Santana will be the asking price from the 31-year-old who recently spent the 2013 season with the Kansas City Royals. Earlier in the offseason, Santana and his representatives were reportedly seeking a deal lasting five-years worth $112 million.That coming after a career-year ERA wise, going 9-10 with a 3.24 ERA — striking out 161 batters in 211.0 innngs pitched.

Colorado does have Jonathan Gray and Eddie Butler on the horizon for the ball club, but they don’t want to rush them to the big leagues. We could likely see them some point in late-June, early July for the Colorado Rockies as they will begin their seasons at Double-A Tulsa.

If in fact Chacin’s injury is serious and could miss quite some time, the Rockies could lean towards newly acquired pitcher Jordan Lyles to pitch in the number five-spot. Assuming they would just slide Jorge De La Rosa into the ace position, while bumping up Tyler Chatwood, Brett Anderson, and Juan Nicasio.

Ervin Santana does however boast a plus +15 wins/loss ratio throughout his nine-year career. He boasts a record of 105-90 with an ERA of 4.19, collecting 1,328 strikeouts in 1,686.2 innings pitched.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2005	22	LAA	AL	12	8	.600	4.65	23	23	0	1	1	0	133.2	139	73	69	17	47	2	99	8	0	4	583	91	1.392	9.4	1.1	3.2	6.7	2.11
2006	23	LAA	AL	16	8	.667	4.28	33	33	0	0	0	0	204.0	181	106	97	21	70	2	141	11	2	10	846	106	1.230	8.0	0.9	3.1	6.2	2.01
2007	24	LAA	AL	7	14	.333	5.76	28	26	1	0	0	0	150.0	174	103	96	26	58	3	126	8	0	7	675	79	1.547	10.4	1.6	3.5	7.6	2.17
2008	25	LAA	AL	16	7	.696	3.49	32	32	0	2	1	0	219.0	198	89	85	23	47	2	214	8	1	5	897	127	1.119	8.1	0.9	1.9	8.8	4.55	AS,CYA-6
2009	26	LAA	AL	8	8	.500	5.03	24	23	0	2	2	0	139.2	159	83	78	24	47	4	107	10	0	4	614	87	1.475	10.2	1.5	3.0	6.9	2.28
2010	27	LAA	AL	17	10	.630	3.92	33	33	0	4	1	0	222.2	221	104	97	27	73	2	169	12	1	11	954	102	1.320	8.9	1.1	3.0	6.8	2.32
2011	28	LAA	AL	11	12	.478	3.38	33	33	0	4	1	0	228.2	207	95	86	26	72	4	178	8	1	10	949	111	1.220	8.1	1.0	2.8	7.0	2.47
2012	29	LAA	AL	9	13	.409	5.16	30	30	0	1	1	0	178.0	165	109	102	39	61	2	133	9	0	4	764	74	1.270	8.3	2.0	3.1	6.7	2.18
2013	30	KCR	AL	9	10	.474	3.24	32	32	0	0	0	0	211.0	190	85	76	26	51	3	161	6	0	6	859	127	1.142	8.1	1.1	2.2	6.9	3.16
9 Yrs	105	90	.538	4.19	268	265	1	14	7	0	1686.2	1634	847	786	229	526	24	1328	80	5	61	7141	100	1.281	8.7	1.2	2.8	7.1	2.52
162 Game Avg.	13	11	.538	4.19	34	34	0	2	1	0	215	208	108	100	29	67	3	169	10	1	8	911	100	1.281	8.7	1.2	2.8	7.1	2.52

LAA (8 yrs)	96	80	.545	4.33	236	233	1	14	7	0	1475.2	1444	762	710	203	475	21	1167	74	5	55	6282	97	1.300	8.8	1.2	2.9	7.1	2.46
KCR (1 yr)	9	10	.474	3.24	32	32	0	0	0	0	211.0	190	85	76	26	51	3	161	6	0	6	859	127	1.142	8.1	1.1	2.2	6.9	3.16

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Generated 2/24/2014.

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