Johan Santana (shoulder) is close to resuming throwing from a mound. We heard last week that Santana was throwing from a mound again, but apparently that wasn't the case. He stopped throwing off a mound earlier this month after experiencing discomfort in his arm. "Everything's been good so far, but he hasn't pushed it," assistant GM John Ricco said. "That would be getting up on the mound and letting it go. He hasn't gone there yet. And a lot of that is really based on how he feels." The Mets have not set an updated timetable for Santana's return. The last we heard, he was supposed to return sometime in August.

Johan Santana (shoulder) is again throwing off a mound. Santana's throwing program was halted in early June after he reported feeling some soreness in his surgically-repaired left shoulder. He's back at it now and still aiming to return to the major leagues at some point this summer. The Mets have not mapped out a timetable.