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Bill 21
Ah, the good old days, when you were able to drop an international prospect’s bonus from $180K to $43K because of medical concerns. Seems absurd we are talking Jan 5, 2012 here. On August 30, 2013, roughly 20 months later, Phillies settled on a $12M 3y deal instead of $48M/6y deal for Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez.
Sure, Castro was a kid needing plenty of development, and Gonzalez was hoped to be an instant plug-in to the rotation, but the Castro deal seemed so low risk, it defies belief that they didn’t sign the kid anyway when he went for less than Rule 5 money.
Steve Adams
In fairness to the Mets and Phillies, Castro wasn’t regarded as a top-tier international prospect, and there are still hundreds of international prospects who sign for deals in that range every season. They don’t get the fanfare of someone like Yoan Moncada, or even guys like Eloy Jimenez, but there are still tons of similar cases to this in today’s game.
Bill 21
Thanks for clarification. I don’t know enough about the Latin American player development process to get into the nitty gritty of player signings and filling slots on developmental teams. But it would be nice to evaluate the decision in light of the Phillies selecting at least an equally high potential youngster in Castro’s place.
paqza
Absolutely. As a Mets fan, it’s ridiculous they didn’t give the guy the money back then. On a related note, as a Mets fan, I’m disappointed Miguel Alfredo didn’t get the bigger contract.
Bill 21
Upvote because you made me laugh.
paqza
I try. LOLMets is getting weaker now that the team actually looks half decent but the payroll limits are still firmly in place.
Bill 21
Mets are respectable, and could surprise this year. I expect them to be in the playoff race to the end, at least.
And the Nats are the team to dislike right now, especially so for Phillies fans who were paying attention during the 2007-2011 period of contention.
A lot of boor-ish behavior from Nats like the Nats FO PROHIBITED anyone from PA to buy tickets to their games.
Phils fans tolerated Mets fans coming to town during their heyday. But Nats used 14 years of good draft picks, including #1 2-years in a row. Phillies “bought their team” but it’s OK to sign Jayson Werth away from Phils and overpay Scherzer.
Not all Phils fans agree, but someone has to win NL East. I’d prefer Mets to Nats. Rooting for Nats plans to implode will get me through the season, hopefully.
Terry Grey
Toronto press and fans complained long and loud this winter that the Jays didn’t upgrade their bullpen. No peep about that since Castro got a save in the third game of the season.
Who?
The pitching hasn’t been that bad so far. It’s the all-or-nothing offense that’s been their downfall so I don’t see why anyone should whine about the pitching.
Ted
Cash on JPA: “We like what he does offensively.” Wow. That .189/.231/.366 line from the last two years is pretty brutal for a guy who can only play 1B/DH.