I get that Santana has great OBP and bounced back in terms of average and power in the second half last year.
But this is now two years in a row where his lack of even decent power and average in that 3-4-5 spot he gets shuttled around in has mightily contributed to us digging ourselves in very big holes to start the season.
I know its not fair to pin that all on him but he is supposed to be one of those main guys on this team and he occupies a spot in the lineup where you expect/need that type of production.
Its great that he himself gets on base a lot but in the first half the past two years, he is a rally killer so many times with guys on base.
We either need to find another middle of the order bat to take on that responsibility level for him(acknowledging that he still does good stuff with his OBP) or we need to deal him along with prospects to an organization that values OBP highly and would take Santana plus very good prospects for a true god average, middle of the lineup slugger.