Johan Santana (shoulder) hopes to be ready for spring training next year. Santana is now four months removed from surgery to repair a re-tear in the capsule in the front of his left shoulder. The 34-year-old told his agent, Chris Leible, early on in the process that he "isn't going out like this," and his opinion hasn't changed since. "He feels really good, which was not the case after the first surgery," said Leible. "He hopefully will be able to pick up a baseball when he returns (to his home in Fort Myers later in the summer)." Given questions about his health, Santana will almost certainly have to settle for an incentive-laden contract.