Comments on: Buzz: Minaya, Agents, Castillo and Castro

By: m00kie

m00kie — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:39:16 +0000

they don’t need to compete offensively. They need to shut people down with pitching.

pitching, pitching, pitching

did I mention pitching?

it is baseball after all!!

By: m00kie

m00kie — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:38:18 +0000

“find” him?

he needs to exist is the problem.

By: zen

zen — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:55:33 +0000

4 years? whatchoo talkin’ bout willis?

2 years max. castillo is 32 with a bum knee. want him back, but no way for 4 years.

By: ExileInLA

ExileInLA — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:30:16 +0000

There are very few 2Bs who command top $. Castillo will never be one of them. That said, he fills a valuable place in 2008, and maybe in 2009.

So, if he wants a 3 year deal at market $ (say $5mm per), why not structure is as $7mm year 1 with $2mm deferred without interest until year 3, $5mm year 2, and $3mm year 3.

It’s the same $ to the player, but if they need to dump him after 2 years, they’re only dumping a $3mm contract — and by 2010, that may be the rookie minimum!

By: gameball

gameball — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:23:30 +0000

I had the same reaction to that quote, m00kie. What a howler!

“Always a bit overrated”? Overrated by whom? Even before last year, there were always “experts” lining up to crap on Paulie. He’ll bat close to .300, he’s a great clutch hitter, great two-strike hitter, works the count well, gives runners a chance to steal, and can hit good pitchers as well as he hits weak pitchers. But he’s overrated because he doesn’t hit for power. Bozoes.

If there were a clear upgrade available, I’d say go for it. But there’s not. LoDuca has a couple of years left in him — let him play out the string.

By: Slob

Slob — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:08:07 +0000

And if it wasn’t for the Phillies slow start we would have been 6 games out. And they’re bringing back the same lineup that scored 5.51 runs per game last year, highest in the NL. They may very well add a third baseman who is more productive than Abraham Nunez. If the Mets expect to compete with the Phillies offensively they need to replace LoDuca, and maybe even Castillo, with more productive bats, or add that production elsewhere.

By: edwindrewes

edwindrewes — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:57:36 +0000

*** should read, “However, Castillo is not a solution…..”

By: edwindrewes

edwindrewes — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:57:03 +0000

Castillo was an emergency pickup, and IMO a GREAT one by Omar, to fill a need both as a 2b replacement for your injured starter, and to have a legit #2 hitter…..Castillo is not a solution for this team, and was only brought in with the idea of the push not just to the playoffs, but within the playoffs…..I got FLAMED the other day for suggesting he is a #8 hitter in a lineup that could include arod among the other great hitters, and it looks like im not such a jackass….according to keith law ;o)

By: Slob

Slob — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:56:11 +0000

The scouts can see the same thing the rest of us see. LoDuca hit .272 /.311/ .378. Not acceptable numbers for the 2-hole or the 7-hole. Especially you want to match up with the Phillies’ offense. Unless you can make up for that lack of production elsewhere in the line-up (by adding A-Rod), you need to find a better catcher.

By: AzMetsFan

AzMetsFan — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:55:49 +0000

Is Castillo a Type A free agent? If so, that can land a nice draft pick from the Astros