Note: Castillo can Hit, but is Struggling in the Field
Last night, in the eighth inning, with a runner at first base and one out, Sean Green induced 
a ground ball to shortstop, but Anderson Hernandez missed Luis Castillo covering second base and so both runners were safe.
The next batter hit a ground ball, which Hernandez grabbed with a diving stop, he flipped to Castillo for one out, who then threw the ball wide of first base, allowing the go-ahead run to score.
…i realize castillo is hitting .309, and he’s worked hard to play in 139 games, and he’s a great story, etc., but he has looked terrible on defense this season… he has made weak and wide throws on several on too many occasions this season – and, most important, his range seems to get more narrow and more narrow with every day that passes… he is also out of position at times, leaving him unable to even attempt at getting ground balls in the hole between him and Daniel Murphy… and that’s the thing, i could accept his weak defense if not for the rookie standing to his left, who is working to learn a new position…
Castillo will earn $6 million next season, and $6 million in 2011, after which he will be a free agent.
Jon Heyman of SI.com believes the Mets might try to trade Castillo this winter, ‘and take a look at Orlando Hudson.’
…from what i recall, hudson wanted to be on the Mets or Yankees last season, and waited 
quite a while to see if one of the two teams would create a spot for him… instead, the Mets stuck with castillo, though they did consider ways to bring hudson in the fold…
…i believe hudson fits in better with what the Mets should be trying to do, in terms of his specific talent and type of leadership… we are going to hear his name in the rumor mill a lot this winter… however, i hope the Mets do not make the same mistake with him that they made with castillo, giving him a long-term, unmovable contract, as hudson looks to be slowing down in his career as well…
