Marlins Sign Jose Castillo

by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 25, 2007 5:08 PM EST in News

The Marlins have signed Jose Castillo to a one-year deal. Terms of the deal apparently haven't yet been released. Castillo could compete for time at third base with Florida. If he wins the job, he and Hanley Ramirez could potentially give them the worst defensive left side of the infield in the league.

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Good Luck to Jose!

I hope he fixes his issues and plays well. He had potential but....

by zogger on Dec 25, 2007 6:57 PM EST reply actions

The Padres

take a flyer on Mark Prior: 1 year and $1 mil. Sheesh, we coulda done that.

by bucdaddy on Dec 26, 2007 4:01 PM EST reply actions

Sure!

All we need to do is go back in time, arrange for him to have been born in Pittsburgh instead of San Diego, swap the plans for PNC Park with the plans for PETCO so that we have the best pitchers' park in baseball, and then improve the roster to the point that we'll be a legitimate contender in 2007 instead of a perennial cellar-dweller.

Piece of cake.

by Vlad on Dec 26, 2007 4:16 PM EST up reply actions

I mean ...

we could have offered that much. Just sayin'. Of course, he wouldn't have taken it. You're sayin'.

by bucdaddy on Dec 26, 2007 8:39 PM EST up reply actions

judgment

I've had 2 glasses of wine and 5 beers, so take it for what it's worth, but the Padres are the 4th best team in the NL West nest season. Last I checked, that wasn't good enough to make the playoffs. (6 beers now)

by bryanzane on Dec 27, 2007 12:24 AM EST reply actions

Maybe.

I think they've got a decent shot. A little light in the bats, but Peavy-Young-Maddux is the best front of the rotation in the NL (just a hair ahead of Arizona), and that goes a long way.

The Diamondbacks have upside, but they were way ahead of their Pythag last year, so they could improve and still lose ground. The Dodgers have talent, but are run by a nudnik. The Rockies are the champs, but they were pretty fortunate in terms of health last year, and their rotation has a lot of downside risk.

Basically, the West is anybody's game (except San Francisco's).

by Vlad on Dec 27, 2007 8:45 AM EST up reply actions

Downside risk?

With Kip Wells and Mark Redman? Nooooooo.

by WTM on Dec 27, 2007 9:28 AM EST reply actions

prior to bucs

My first reaction also was that we could have done that, but why really? He won't be ready to pitch till May, so he doesn't help fill out the rotation if we need someone early on. We don't expect to contend in 2008, so what can happen? If he regains his form, he just leaves for a big contract after the season. If he is mediocre, he just takes up a spot that maybe we could have used to get a look at someone. And if he has his usual year, we have wasted $1 million. For the Padres, they can hope that, under the first scenario, he helps them win a pennant. I just think that, both from Prior's perspective and the team's, it makes sense for him to sign a 1-year, incentive-laden deal with a contender.

by aih on Dec 27, 2007 2:01 PM EST reply actions

Exactly

There is ZERO CHANCE Prior was going to sign a cheap contract to play for the Pirates.

The only way he would have pitched here is if he was offered ridiculous Matt Morris money for one year. Which, of course, is ridiculous.

He's going home to southern California, pitching in a pitcher's park for a potential contender. That is the reason he accepted an incentive based 1 million deal. It does not logically mean if the Pirates offered 1.1 million he would have come here. Not even close.

by OmarMoreno18 on Dec 28, 2007 3:05 PM EST up reply actions