Johan Alexander Santana Araque ( born March 13, 1979) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who plays for the New York Mets after being traded from the Minnesota Twins in February 2008. He has signed a six year contract that guarantees him $137.5 million through 2013 with a team option for 2014 that would bring the value of the contract to $150.75 million. This contract is the largest in baseball history for a pitcher.