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Originally Posted by JWay
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An even better example would be the Twins with Johan Santana. They drafted him in the '99 Rule V. They gave him a few starts in 2000, but mainly they tried to hide him in the bullpen. Back to the minors for most of 2001 and some of 2002, at which point he was up for good. Santana had potential, but he was not ready to pitch in the majors. In no way is this "gaming" the system.