On Friday night in Denver, Dennis Santana made his major league debut. In many ways, it did not go well. The 22-year-old right-hander managed 3-2/3 innings in relief and allowed five runs on six hits. Thanks to a good performance by the Dodger offense, Santana received his first major league win, but it was a hollow one given some of the hard contact he allowed.



Santana did not make any baseball-wide top 100 prospect lists before the season, and many outlets didn’t have him among the top 10 prospects within the Dodgers organization. However, thanks to a minor league breakout and the Dodgers’ ever-growing list of pitcher injuries, he has been given a major league opportunity.



While the results on Friday leave a lot of room for improvement, Santana did show some flashes of what made him such a success in the minors at the start of this season. Here are a few observations from his first major league appearance.



The standout pitch from Santana’s...