Luis Castillo To Twins?

[Macar91]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5128574

This would be a major upgrade for the Twins.

[Nyrican127]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

He's not as fast as he used to be. Still pretty good glove though. Tough to strike out and he gets on base. I was hoping he would be included in the Delgado trade.

[dieselboy]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

Fire sale continues...

[SPTO]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

I feel sorry for any true fans of the Marlins....

Oh well at least they'll have the bling bling lifestyle in Vegas.

[Nyrican127]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

Or playing over Jimmy Hoffa's corpse in the Meadowlnads.

[dkgojackets]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

and for him we get a new chair for the clubhouse, some gatorade mix, and a used tampon for lorias wife because the family is that cheap

[bender_over]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

The deal was just reported on ESPN radio.

Twins get: Luis Castillo

Marlins get: pitchers Travis Bowyer and Scott Tyler

[bergie56]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

Solid deal! We have a bit of an upgrade over Juan Castro and were able to keep JC Romero to hopefully make another move with...

[shugknight]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

See this is another reason why I hate Cubs management. (I'm more of a Sox fan btw)

Here is a guy capable of stealin 20+ stolen bases and has a gold glove mentality. Hes a great defender, and as someone has stated in an earlier post, he still gets very good OBP.

Imagine the middle infield for the Cubs being Furcal and Castillo.
Very good dont you think? Imagine how many turned DP they may have together.

BUT NO!!!! The Cubs probably wont want him. Even if the Marlins wanted a splinter from Sammy Sosa's old corked bat.

If they sign Furcal. Great, your at least trying to win your division. But if you think signing one high price player, to satisfy all the fans need for hope of a winning season, your wrong.

Please trade Patterson and Walker to Castillo. Maybe even send them a few minor leaguers.

Imagine..

Furcal
Castillo
Lee
Ramirez
Pie in CF.

I think thats capable of winning 20+ more games than last year.

[cjonesfan921]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

See this is another reason why I hate Cubs management. (I'm more of a Sox fan btw)

Here is a guy capable of stealin 20+ stolen bases and has a gold glove mentality. Hes a great defender, and as someone has stated in an earlier post, he still gets very good OBP.

Imagine the middle infield for the Cubs being Furcal and Castillo.
Very good dont you think? Imagine how many turned DP they may have together.

BUT NO!!!! The Cubs probably wont want him. Even if the Marlins wanted a splinter from Sammy Sosa's old corked bat.

If they sign Furcal. Great, your at least trying to win your division. But if you think signing one high price player, to satisfy all the fans need for hope of a winning season, your wrong.

Please trade Patterson and Walker to Castillo. Maybe even send them a few minor leaguers.

Imagine..

Furcal
Castillo
Lee
Ramirez
Pie in CF.

I think thats capable of winning 20+ more games than last year.

Deal is official so Twins have gotten better just like that and the Marlins continue to just get rid of anyone and everyone, except D-train and Cabrera.

[Vince]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

Is Lo-Duca a free agent? Are they getting rid of him?

[nyyanksfan20]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

Is Lo-Duca a free agent? Are they getting rid of him?

They are shopping him too. Basically everyone that makes any amount of money but Cabrera and Dontrelle are on the block.

[TheTruth916]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

Whos next for no one?

[Dice]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

See this is another reason why I hate Cubs management. (I'm more of a Sox fan btw)

Here is a guy capable of stealin 20+ stolen bases and has a gold glove mentality. Hes a great defender, and as someone has stated in an earlier post, he still gets very good OBP.

Imagine the middle infield for the Cubs being Furcal and Castillo.
Very good dont you think? Imagine how many turned DP they may have together.

BUT NO!!!! The Cubs probably wont want him. Even if the Marlins wanted a splinter from Sammy Sosa's old corked bat.

If they sign Furcal. Great, your at least trying to win your division. But if you think signing one high price player, to satisfy all the fans need for hope of a winning season, your wrong.

Please trade Patterson and Walker to Castillo. Maybe even send them a few minor leaguers.

Imagine..

Furcal
Castillo
Lee
Ramirez
Pie in CF.

I think thats capable of winning 20+ more games than last year.

Are you shocked? The Cubs for the second year in a row failed to shore up the closers role with a proven player. Last year Troy Percivel was available and I can't remember but someone else was available and they stuck with Boroawski and LeTroy Hawkins. We all know how that turned out.

Now, in a strong closer-free agent market. Not to mention a lot of other closer under contract looking to get dealt to other teams who do the Cubs turn to? Ryan Dempster. Yes, he had 33 saves last year BUT Boroawski had 33 saves in 2003 and look what happened after that. They just don't learn. Oh well, Sox rule Chicago.

[Macar91]

Re: Luis Castillo To Twins?

Are you shocked? The Cubs for the second year in a row failed to shore up the closers role with a proven player. Last year Troy Percivel was available and I can't remember but someone else was available and they stuck with Boroawski and LeTroy Hawkins. We all know how that turned out.

Now, in a strong closer-free agent market. Not to mention a lot of other closer under contract looking to get dealt to other teams who do the Cubs turn to? Ryan Dempster. Yes, he had 33 saves last year BUT Boroawski had 33 saves in 2003 and look what happened after that. They just don't learn. Oh well, Sox rule Chicago.

Percival lost the closers' job in April last year! I'm glad they didn't get him. Dempster did very well in the strech run last year as the closer. Having LaTroy did hurt the Cubs at the beginning last year, but they got rid of him for maybe the future closer, Aardsma.

The difference is that Borowski was hurt and that really affected his pitching. I really think Dempster can succeed as the closer in Chicago for at least next year, maybe more. If he fails, Howry, Eyre, Van Buren, or Aardsma are there to step in and hopefully get the job done.