Always looking for arms to strengthen their starting rotation depth, and always willing to gamble on a well paid hurler in desperate need of a bounce back season to fill the need, the Kansas City Royals acquired 29 year old right-hander Ervin Santana from the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon .
Santana, who posted a highly disappointing 5.16 ERA in 30 starts this past season, has been on the trading block since July due to his struggles ? which include a career 39 home runs allowed in 178 innings ? and his $13 million team option for 2013. Just hours before that decision was to be made official, Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto moved him and the $1 million buyout he would have been owed to the Royals in return for 27 minor league reliever Brandon Sisk.
Dipoto now faces a similar decision with Dan Haren, who has an option worth $15.5 million and includes a $3.5 million buyout.
For Royals general manager Dayton Moore it's a deal very similar to his trade last November that netted Jonathan Sanchez from the San Francisco Giants, although the return this time wasn't an established major league like Melky Cabrera. In this case, Moore gives away less talent and takes on around $7 million more, but I think it's a better gamble overall since Santana is just one year removed from back-to-back 220 inning seasons where he looked every bit the part of a top of the rotation pitcher. Anything close to that pace over the first half of 2013 could rehab his value enough to make him a nice trade chip or short term building block.Eric Idle/
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