Phillies

Official: Luis Castillo to Phillies

By Kyle Scott

Published: Mar 21st, 2011 · 9:04 AM EDT

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Hello from sunny and 83 degree Clearwater.

According to the Phillies beat writers, Luis Castillo has agreed to a minor league deal and will report to Clearwater (did I mention it’s sunny here?) today. He will be joining the Phillies as a non-roster invitee and the team won’t have to make a decision to purchase his contract until March 31st.

I’ll be back tomorrow to pen you sweet grammatical stylings, but, right now, I’m waiting in line at a Phillies-fan packed Lenny’s (you can hate me now).

As for the Castillo move… I like it. He’s getting old (35) and was hurt last year (who wasn’t?), but he’s a contact hitter who doesn’t strike out a lot. That’s exactly what the Phillies need right now.

Put more succinctly: He’s a better hitter than Wilson Valdez.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, French Toast awaits.