Santana Cleared to Begin Rehab

After visiting the Mets medical staff in New York earlier this week, Johan Santana was cleared to begin rehab. According to Anthony DiComo, Santana is scheduled to begin throwing before the start of Spring Training.

Santana is more or less on schedule with throwing. He was expected to begin throwing around the end of January. 

Santana underwent surgery in September to repair a torn anterior capsule in his left shoulder. Before finishing the season early due to injury, he went 11-9, with a 2.98 ERA.

Santana is not expected back until midseason at the earliest.

I'm glad to hear that he is getting better and is moving along with the rehab process. Let's just hope that he doesn't rush, or get rushed, into returning before he's ready.