According to Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post, the three-way deal that would have sent Luis Castillo to the Cubs and Kevin Millwood to the Mets isn’t happening because the Rangers aren’t interested in giving up Millwood so easily.
…i’m not sure sure i was keen on bringing in Millwood to begin with…outside of 2009, [...]

In a post to the Bleacher Report, Wendy Adair doesn’t feel that trading Luis Castillo should be a high priority for the Mets this off-season.
Wendy points out that Castillo had a great offensive season and was one of the few players to avoid the disabled list, and given that plus the Mets need for pitching [...]

Despite the woeful offensive year that the Mets have had in 2009, both David Wright and Luis Castillo are in the top 10 in batting average in the National League.
Through Sunday, Wright is hitting .323 and is in fifth place behind Pablo Sandoval, who is hitting .324 for the Giants.
In addition, Castillo is hitting .311, [...]

Again, John Maine will begin to play catch in Port St. Lucie on Monday.
In addition, Luis Castillo should be returning to the lineup Sunday, while Gary Sheffield remains a question mark as he continues to nurse a sore hamstring.

Following a ground out in the seventh inning, Luis Castillo fell down the dugout steps and sprained his left ankle.
…i mean, it reads like a lead from The Onion… the thing is, it’s the truth… and, what’s worse, it’s not the least bit surprising…
According to the team, X-rays on Castillo’s ankle were negative.
…how paranoid [...]

Luis Castillo has been removed from tonight’s game against the Cardinals due to a sprained ankle after falling down the dugout stairs in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Castillo was helped to the clubhouse by Ray Ramirez and Fernando Tatis.
…the icing on the cake…

Following this afternoon’s game, Jerry Manuel said Luis Castillo’s wife gave birth to a baby girl – he is expected to be in tonight’s starting lineup.
Castillo is batting .400 with a .500 OBP in his last 70 at bats, raising his average to .306 on the season.
Yesterday, Manuel told reporters he is unlikely to give Alex Cora [...]

Luis Castillo had one hit, a walk and a run scored last night.
He has been involved in roughly 40 percent of the team’s runs during the current four-game winning streak.
…he’s all over the place… it’s like he’s back with the Marlins… he looks lighter on his feet, he’s bouncing around, making athletic plays, hustling down [...]

“Friday night was a tough night for me.  I couldn’t sleep,” Luis Castillo told reporters before yesterday’s win.  “So I couldn’t wait to come to the ballpark, be in the lineup and get ready for the game.  I want to put everything in the past.”
In the Star-Ledger, Brian Costa writes about Castillo’s day, and the [...]

Jerry Manuel, in his post game press conference yesterday told reporters that he “sensed there was an urgency to play well. We all know to a man how difficult it has been for Luis…they felt an urgency to play well.”
…while there was a sense of urgency to perform yesterday, it was also impressive that they [...]