Buzz: Dodgers seek a 2B, contact Mets about Castillo
In a post to Twitter today, Buster Olney of ESPN.com said, “The Dodgers aggressively seeking a second baseman.”
Meanwhile, Jon Heyman of SI.com believes the Dodgers have contacted the Mets about 2B Luis Castillo, as have other teams.
Heyman thinks the Mets should consider sending Castillo to the Dodgers for OF Juan Pierre.
The 32–year-old Pierre will earn $10 million next season and $8.5 million in 2011, after which he can become a free agent.
He hit .308 with a .365 OBP, 24 extra base hits, 30 stolen bases and 27 walks in 380 at bats in 2009.
…he started the year on fire, hit a slump, lost his job as a starter when Manny Ramirez returned from suspension, and that was pretty much that… so, it’s hard to say what he’s about…
…obviously, he is not going to solve the team’s lack of power problem… he is more or less the exact hitter that castillo is… so, in terms of offensive production, i’m not sure swapping the two makes sense… i mean, if the Mets are this dedicated to creating a hole to fill at second, well, this would do it… i would rather the Mets trade him for pierre than to the Cubs for Milton Bradley, though…
…by the way, last season, the Dodgers had Orlando Hudson at second base, and he hit .283 and won a Gold Glove… however:
According to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, Hudson hasn’t had any contact with the Dodgers since their season ended.
… if the Dodgers are ‘aggressively seeking a second baseman,’ as olney writes, why aren’t they looking to bring back hudson… hmmm…
Heyman also says the Mets and Red Sox might lead the list of teams looking to acquire 1B Adrian Gonzalez from the Padres.
For more news and notes from around MLB, including the market for free agents Mark De Rosa, Chone Figgins and Mike Gonzalez, among others, check out Heyman’s report for SI.com, here.
