The eight-year veteran Santos spent his first six seasons in the Cleveland Indians organization, after being selected by the Tribe in the 2002 draft. By 2008 he reached Triple-A with the Indians, before joining the Minnesota Twins in ’09, spending all of last season with Triple-A Rochester. In 206 professional games, Santos is a capable starter as well. 18 of his 68 career starts came last year with Rochester. Santos boasts a rather impressive strikeout to walk ratio, entering this season with 517 career punch-outs and just 183 walks in 587 professional innings.