Phillies fans can only hope Luis Castillo doesn't drop pop-ups here like he did in a Mets uniform.
According to David Murphy of the Daily News, the Phillies are on the verge of signing veteran second baseman Luis Castillo, who was released by the Mets this afternoon. If the Phillies ink Castillo, the Mets would still be responsible for most of his $6 million salary (LOLMETS).
The move by the Phillies is intriguing. If Chase Utley's injury isn't as serious as we all hope, Wilson Valdez and possibly Josh Barfield would seem to be viable replacements for the time being. If Chase Utley's injury will keep him out of the lineup for an extended period of time, Luis Castillo is likely not the answer.
While Castillo did bat .302 for the Mets in 2009, he is far removed from the player he once was with the Marlins. The 35-year-old would be nothing more than another option for Cholly. Most scouts agree that Castillo has lost a step at the plate and in the field, so it would seem that Wilson Valdez will see most of the playing time at second despite the signing.
What do you think Phillies fans? Who will be the Phillies opening day second baseman?
although this would be a low-risk move financially. i believe the Phils would only pay $400k of his $6m salary (something like that). this is not worth it at all. Valdez did a decent job last year filling in for Utley and Rollins, and even Polanco. Stick with Valdez and whoever the Phils brass decide to back him up.
i’d rather play without a second basemen then bring in castillo
Well, let’s hope that for any player coming from the M*ts to the Phils they turn out more like Brian Schneider than they turn out like Lenny.
And if it’s true that the Phillies only have to ante up $400 grand, then they should have put that money towards the new Davey Lopes contract that didn’t happen.
Get this bum out of philly! I would take Valdez over this jabroni any day!
Valdez over crapillo
jabroni… cool word
Good Lord! Is THIS what it’s come to? Signing sloppy seconds from the Mess of all teams? No, no, a thousand times NO!! Where’s Mickey Morandini or Dave Cash when you need ‘em?
Let Barfield & Young split time @ 2nd.
I’d much rather have Castillo playing for the IronPigs while making $6MM from the Mets. That sounds about right.
I like WIlson Valdez, but I’d be the first one to admit that I don’t want to see him as my every day second baseman. Castillo might turn out well, and that’s all the Phillies want to do. If he turns out to be better than Valdez, he’ll be on the team. If not, we won’t pick him up.
Sure, I remember the time he dropped the popup. But he was playing for the Mets at the time; what else would you expect?
It doesn’t make any sense to plunk Castillo in there with less than two weeks to go till Opening Day. Valdez earned his spot as Utley’s number one back-up and the Opening Day start. Let Castillo start the season in Lehigh Valley and wait and see if we need to call him up.
Besides which, I’ve been looking forward to hearing my father say, “F*ck Wilson Valdez,” on Opening Day for far too long (okay, about a week and a half) to be denied.
“He drops the ball! He drops the ball! And the Yankees win! Can you believe it?!”
Yeah, like we need that on our team.