mlbtraderumors.com - 9/5/2008
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Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News , via MetsBlog , notes that the Mets are looking to shop Luis Castillo this off-season. This comes just one year after the team signed him to a four-year, $25MM deal. His aching knees have limited him to just over 300 plate appearances this year. It's not clear who would want Castillo, nor how much salary the Mets would need to eat.
One speculated ...
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Al's Ramblings —
Friday, September 05, 2008 (9/05/2008 02:05:00 PM) - Al The Mets will look to trade (give away) Luis Castillo this offseason, as he is older, has bad knees, and very expensive for his production. I recall last winter some folks hoped the Crew would make a move for Castillo, and either trade Weeks or move him to CF. I argued at the time that would be silly, for a number of reasons...the main one being Luis would cost more and not be as good. Also, ...
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