Santana's late start intended

Johan Santana's first Grapefruit League start will wait until March3 against the Cardinals, nearly a week into the Mets' spring schedule.

Pitching coach Dan Warthen said the delay isn't related to Santana's return from surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Instead, Warthen feels this spring training's 37-game schedule is too long for all of his starters, and it's unnecessary to have seven preseason starts. The extra length is the result of the World Baseball Classic. Continue

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[Rob]

Let's hope he's still pitching in October. I don't think I can handle another collapse.