WFAN: Heyman on Brandon Phillips, Castillo, Holliday
This past weekend, WFAN’s Evan Roberts talked to Jon Heyman of 
SI.com, who said it is doubtful the Mets would be able to acquire 2B Brandon Phillips from the Reds, because they will have to trade Luis Castillo first.
In the end, he said, it might be easier for Omar Minaya to trade Castillo and then sign a free-agent second baseman. In the event Minaya can trade Castillo, Heyman said, the Mets are more likely to sign Hudson than Chone Figgins.
Speaking of Castillo, Heyman was sure to point out that trading Castillo to the Dodgers for OF Juan Pierre, which he wrote in his last column, was pure speculation on his part, and, as far as he knows, not something that is actually be talked about between the two teams.
In terms of the outfield…
Heyman believes the Mets are focused on putting a power hitter in left field, and they prefer free-agent OF Matt Holliday to Jason Bay. He says the team feels Holliday could also play defense in left field in Citi Field better than Bay, plus, Minaya believes Holliday would be ‘great in the clubhouse.’
Lastly, Heyman said he has not heard yet whether the Rays will look to trade Carl Crawford.
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