Luis Castillo

[elsrbueno]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/sfl-marlins02dec02,0,6025052.story?coll=sfla-sports-marlins

 

He's on the block, most certainly to be moved from Florida. The Red Sox are said to be interested.

 

Personally, I loved this guy when he was a significant base stealing threat, but he hasn't been so since 2003. Maybe he's suffered an injury or maybe McKeon doesn't send him as often? For some reason he's just not stealing bases like he used to. Don't know enough about the Marlins or Castillo to say for sure.

 

He could potentially be a replacement leadoff hitter if Johnny Damon signs elsewhere.

[yeszir]

Florida is dismantling. I'm shocked. What's next? Trade Dontrelle?

 

SEASON 	 	TEAM 	 	G 	 AB 	 R 	 H 	 2B 	 3B 	 HR 	 RBI 	 TB 	BB 	 SO 	 SB 	 CS 	 OBP 	 SLG 	 AVG
1996 	    Florida Marlins 	41 	164 	26 	43 	2 	1 	1 	8 	50 	14 	46 	17 	4 	.320 	.305 	.262
1997 	    Florida Marlins 	75 	263 	27 	63 	8 	0 	0 	8 	71 	27 	53 	16 	10 	.310 	.270 	.240
1998 	    Florida Marlins 	44 	153 	21 	31 	3 	2 	1 	10 	41 	22 	33 	3 	0 	.307 	.268 	.203
1999 	    Florida Marlins 	128 	487 	76 	147 	23 	4 	0 	28 	178 	67 	85 	50 	17 	.384 	.366 	.302
2000 	    Florida Marlins 	136 	539 	101 	180 	17 	3 	2 	17 	209 	78 	86 	62 	22 	.418 	.388 	.334
2001 	    Florida Marlins 	133 	534 	76 	140 	16 	10 	2 	45 	182 	66 	90 	33 	16 	.343 	.341 	.262
2002 	    Florida Marlins 	146 	606 	86 	185 	18 	5 	2 	39 	219 	55 	76 	48 	15 	.364 	.361 	.305
2003 	    Florida Marlins 	152 	595 	99 	187 	19 	6 	6 	39 	236 	63 	60 	21 	19 	.381 	.397 	.314
2004 	    Florida Marlins 	150 	564 	91 	164 	12 	7 	2 	47 	196 	75 	68 	21 	4 	.373 	.348 	.291
2005 	    Florida Marlins 	122 	439 	72 	132 	12 	4 	4 	30 	164 	65 	32 	10 	7 	.391 	.374 	.301
Career Totals 	               1127 	4344 	675 	1272 	130 	42 	20 	271 	1546 	532 	629 	281 	114 	.370 	.356 	.293

 

Career stats

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

No they are dumping all sorts of guys but Dontrelle and Cabrera will be the focal points of this team for the future. They will build around those two guys.

 

I would love to see an infield of Lowell, Renteria, and Castillo. We are talking about some real good defensive players there and I like Castillo's speed. However by trading for Castillo I wonder what that is saying about Pedroia. I really like Dustin Pedroia and I would love to give the kid a shot. He has all the making of a great leader on this team and I'd like to see what he can do. Its very possible he could end up better than Castillo.

[MANNYHOF24]

Castillo to the Twins

[elsrbueno]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2245065

 

Sox missed the boat on this one. Seems like they could have offered more than a single A starter and a AAA closer for one of the best leadoff hitters around-- who only makes $5 mil a year.

 

Minnesota got a bargain here.

[yagmaster]

The original article that you posted, Els, said that Pedroia would the focal point of any package the Sox would offer. Personally, I think Pedroi can put up the same numbers as Castillo put up last year or close to them THIS SEASON, and he is much younger, cheaper, and has much more potential. I would have liked to see Castillo play next to Renteria while Pedroia was allowed more time to develop, but if acquiring Castillo meant giving up Pedroia, I'm glad we held back.

[Beckett95]

http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=fla

 

the devil rays wont be the worst team in florida next year...

[Beckett95]

i also think lo duca will be traded probaly to the mets and pierre traded probaly to the cubs OR yankees.

 

LINEUP

1. Hanley Ramirez--SS--R

2. Jeremy Hermida--RF--L

3. Miguel Cabrera--3B--R

4. Mike Jacobs--1B--L

5. Josh Willingham--C--R

6. Chris Aguila --LF--R

7. Josh Wilson--2B--R OR Robert Andino--R

8. Eric Reed--CF--L

 

ROTATION

1. Dontrelle Willis--L

2. Jason Vargas--L

3. Josh Johnson--R

4. Scott Olsen--L

5. Anibal Sanchez--R

 

BULLPEN

CL-Yusmeiro Petit--R

SU-Travis Bowyer--R

SU-Chris Resop--R

MRP- Randy Messenger--R

MRP- Adam Bostick--L

MRP- Scott Tyler--R

LRP- Logan Kensing--R

[BigPapiEnFuego]

The 06 Marlins will be worse then the 03 tigers.

[yagmaster]

The 06 Marlins will be worse then the 03 tigers.

 

I disagree, the '03 Tigers had no one. The '06 Marlins will have two of the best young players in all of baseball, in Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera, both bonifide superstars, and they will carry the team to mediocrity. They will most likely finish at the bottom of the NL East, but they will not lose 119 games.