The Red Sox have infielder Jemile Weeks for assignment in order to clear a spot on the roster for Josh Rutledge, tweets Alex Speier of the Boston Globe. Rutledge was acquired in the trade that sent Shane Victorino to the Angels.
Weeks’ stay on Boston’s big league roster was brief, as he was only recalled earlier this week. He picked up nine plate appearances with the Red Sox, collecting three singles in that time and also striking out twice.
The younger brother of Rickie Weeks, Jemile is a former 12th overall draft pick (Oakland, 2008) that hasn’t seen his career pan out after a promising rookie campaign in 2011. That year, he appeared in 97 games with the A’s and batted .303/.340/.421 with 26 doubles, eight triples, a pair of homers and 22 steals. He’s hit just .226/.307/.311 in 574 plate appearances between the A’s, Orioles and Red Sox since that time.
The Sox are trying to shed some salary the only problem is that they don’t have anybody anyone will want. Castillo is a bust. The only tradeable asset on the RS would be Bogaerts and he’s untouchable. The rest of the team is a big pile of stewing garbage.
Castillo is a bust after 38 games? Ooooookay.
If he doesn’t show anything over the next two months there is a chance he could be taken off the 40 man roster and stuck permanently in the minors ala Alan Craig. At that point he would officially be a bust.
Bring him back to Oakland! Better option then Sogard.