metscitiblog.typepad.com - 11/22/2008
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Well, like it or not, Luis Castillo is looking more and more like the 2nd baseman for the Mets in 2009 unless something sweet pops up for Omar Minaya. Newsday reports that based on the lack of second base possibilities and the fact Minaya is so gung ho for pitching, ...
Minaya might give Castillo another shot
newsday.com 11/22/2008 — Despite the shiny new surroundings of Citi Field - if
it's still called that by 2009 - next year's Mets could look very similar to last season's club, at least at a couple of crucial positions. With such fierce competition for Raul IbaƱez, general ...
Mets-Citi-Blog: State of the Mets, 12/17/08
metscitiblog.com 12/18/2008 — At this point in the off-season, where are the Mets? Let's do a bit of a recap and a look ahead to the next 2 months leading up to spring training.
Omar has flipped the bullpen upside down. Insert K-Rod and J.J. Putz as your closer and eighth inning guy, respectively.
Luis Castillo begged to stay with Mets
theropolitans.com 11/21/2008 — $18 million over the next three years. Luis Castillo. Second base. New York Mets.
While I don't like that sound of that, it seems us Mets fans better all get used to it.
Mets-Citi-Blog: Jerry Manuel, Luis Castillo, and the Mets at 2B
metscitiblog.com 12/5/2008 — Last night on SNY, Kevin Burkhardt, Jon Heyman, and David Lennon discuss the Mets at 2nd Base. Check out this clip. I had never thought that Manuel was a big fan of Castillo. But, as Heyman reports, there is no love lost between the two. Going back before the Mets, ...
Mets-Citi-Blog: Mets firing up the Hot Stove!
metscitiblog.typepad.com 11/26/2008 — It is not beginning to heat up for the Mets and some free agents. Hot Stove is hitting around Thanksgiving as it has in years past for Omar Minaya. He has made famous Turkey Day visits before, will he do it again?
Minaya was in contact with the agents for several players yesterday...
Mets Give Castillo Four Years, $25 Million: MLB Rumors
mlbtraderumors.com 12/22/2008 — Quick and dirty translation: Dominican second baseman Luis Castillo will spent four more years with the New York Mets. Exclusive to impactodeportivo.com.do, Castillo and the Mets have agreed to a contract for four years, $25 million. The Mets had ...
Mets-Citi-Blog
metscitiblog.typepad.com 12/5/2008 — Citi Field is almost done. Check out the video tour of Citi Field.
Castillo could bat leadoff for Mets -
newsday.com 12/10/2008 — LAS VEGAS - Not only could Luis Castillo be back with the Mets next season, there is the chance he may even bounce Jose Reyes from the leadoff spot. That's what manager Jerry Manuel suggested yesterday in his news conference here. "As we speak here, ...
Mets' long-term plans with Castillo misguided
insider.espn.go.com 11/25/2008 — Second base was a mess for the Mets this year; an ongoing, energy-sucking question mark. Mets second basemen finished with the fourth-worst OPS in the National League, and those numbers weren't balanc...
Castillo wants a second chance —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/21/2008
According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post , Luis Castillo wants a second chance to prove himself in 2009. Sherman says that Luis Castillo called for a meeting with the heads of the organization in which he contested the idea for the Mets to trade ...
K-Rod and Mets Has To Happen —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/24/2008
Despite all of the recent balks by both the New York Mets’ front office and Francisco Rodriquez’s agent Paul Kinzer, when it is all said and done, K-Rod will be a New York Met.
K-Rod’s team is currently looking for a ...