Monday, May 18, 2009

Who is Omir Santos??

If you have not noticed, the Mets have a new backup catcher due to the injury of Brian Schneider. His name, Omir Santos...

But who is this guy and why have we not heard anyting about him..

It's simple, there is not much to talk about. He is 28 years old and he was born in PR. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 21st round in 2001. He has played most of his career in the minors..

He has had a short stint with the Baltimore Orioles last year with 10 AB's...

Click Here for his Minor League Stats

From what I seen of Omir, he is gamer.. He has gotten big hits including a grand slam this year!  Schneider is on the comeback trail in the minor playing rehab games.. So it's a matter of time that he will be sent back down..