The Yankees explored trades for several high-priced veterans on their roster this winter, with Joel Sherman of the New York Post reporting that Starlin Castro was among these names. The Yankees “let some clubs know [Castro] was available,” which comes short of actually shopping the second baseman but it does indicate at least an openness to the idea of a deal. As with Chase Headley and Brett Gardner, the Yankees weren’t able to drum up much trade interest in Castro.
In his first year in the pinstripes, Castro hit .270/.300/.433 with 21 homers over 610 plate appearances, making him a below-average runs creator (94 wRC+). Castro hit for more power than ever before (a career-best .163 Isolated Slugging mark) but he also set a new career high with a 19.3% strikeout rate. He also posted subpar glovework as per the Defensive Runs Saved (-8) and UZR/150 (-7.7) metrics in his first full season as a second baseman.
Castro showed enough promise early in his career that the Cubs signed him to a seven-year, $60MM extension in August 2012 but his production has since declined. With the exception of a strong 2014 campaign, Castro hasn’t delivered much at the plate in three of the last four seasons, and with below-average baserunning and on-base skills, a bump in power might not create enough extra value for Castro if his contact rate and defense continue to decline. It’s worth noting that Castro is both still young (he’s entering his age-27 season) and he has had a year to adjust to AL pitching, so it could perhaps be too early to write him off.
Still, as Castro is owed $30MM through the 2019 season (plus a $16MM club option for 2020 that carries a $1MM buyout), it makes sense that the Yankees would at least consider moving a player who has generated just 1.9 fWAR combined over the last two seasons. The Yankees have been operating under a tighter-than-usual budget this winter, Sherman notes, as the team is aiming to get under the luxury tax threshold by next season.
Aroldis Chapman and Matt Holliday were the club’s major free agent expenditures, while Brian McCann was dealt to the Astros and the likes of Castro, Headley and Gardner were all floated in trade talks. The Yankees have shown a willingness to eat some money to facilitate trades (as in the McCann deal), though outright salary dumps appear to be out of the question as the club continues to rebuild its minor league system.
That deeper farm system may also play a role in New York’s willingness to discuss Castro deals. Shortstop Gleyber Torres was the centerpiece of the Yankees’ midseason trade of Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs, plus Jorge Mateo, Wilkerman Garcia and Tyler Wade are all ranked within MLB.com’s list of the Yankees’ top 15 prospects. With Didi Gregorius seemingly locked into a spot in the middle infield for years to come in the Bronx, this surplus of second base/shortstop talent could make Castro an odd man out for reasons beyond just his salary.
I don’t get why people hate on Castro so much. The guy was fine last year. If you expect him to hit 40 homeruns and have a 340 batting average then you’re crazy.
I don’t think anyone has expected that from Castro, ever.
How about getting on base at a league average rate?
It isn’t hate.
He isn’t worth what he’s being paid.
If a player is expected to play better than his contract, teams want him.
If not, not really.
So do you think Logan forsythe is good? They pretty much have put up almost the same type of numbers.
Forsyth wRC was 113 last year.
Forsythe was so much better last year
You’re clearly trolling whether you actually believe Castro is good or not @yanks02026. And I’m a Yankee fan.
Castro: 1.2 bWAR / 1.1 fWAR in 151 games
Forsythe: 3.4 bWAR / 2.8 fWAR in 127 games.
Fair to say Forsythe had clearly the better season, and is clearly the better player.
Batting 9th.. playing second base… Number 14…. Starlin “Subpar”Caastrooo!!
He most definitely is worth what he’s being paid. Less than 10 mil/yr in this market? He would make more than that on the open market, not saying he deserves to make more but that’s just the way baseball is now.
As players like Utley and Carter are still looking for jobs, the value of Castro may have fallen.
Because he isn’t very good…
It might be because when you consider his tools and talent he’s probably somewhat of an underachiever
Those tools were 3-4 years and 20 lbs ago. Castro peaked at age 22, it happens.
Anybody who thinks he’s any good (or has been any good for the last few years) is still evaluating players from what’s on the back of their 1974 baseball card.
He’s gonna be the next jean segura, you watch. Wait…is it April? My bad.
He plays solid D and has some pop. His OBP will scare many away though.
Solid D? Not really.
Yeah if you want bad defense and sub par obp you could get rougned odor (.271/.296/.502) slugging way up, oh yeah and he has way more upside because he’s 22 and hit 33 bombs last year.
Castro is not great defensively and he continues to decline. Yankees don’t have much leverage given that they want Torres up in the majors. Will probably end up eating most of that contract if they want him to go away.
The Yankees won’t be eating any money. Plus Torres should be moved to 3rd
Torres is a plus defender at SS, why move him when you have Andujar
He’s not rated as a plus defender at short, he has a plus arm, good hands, with average range and a body that continues to grow. Most scouts believe he can play average short but is best suited at 3rd. Andujar can be moved in a deal at the deadline if needed
Where are you getting your scouting report? Everything I read is it looks like he’s a keeper at ss and he will play to above avg at ss with a plus plus arm!
Everything I read says he’s a plus plus defender and hitter with plus power.
Brian cashman himself on Yankees hot stove on YES. Like I said he can definitely play shortstop but they don’t see him being a great shortstop and his body keeps filling out so he may be a better option at third. Not my words
Reguardless of what some scouts believe, in the end it’s up to the Yankees scouts and cashman on where he plays
A defender and a hitter with power at SS? You realize how rare that skill set would be.
Cash never said that, lol. No reason to lie! Why would a GM ever say that any ways?
Hahahaha
Stop trolling
Have talked to and read from a whole bunch of scouts, haven’t heard anybody credible calling him a “plus, plus” defender.
Right now scouts are 50/50 if he even stays at short, he’s already battled weight issues and he might end up at 3B.
He has decent actions, good hands, strong arm, etc. but is not super rangey or athletic and may just outgrow it.
His skill set would be dynamite at 3B, where he would be a plus defender.
The article is unfairly negative about Castro. He was very good for Yanks last year. .270 with 21 HR and 70 RBI is good offense for a 2B, especially considering what Yanks were putting out there before getting Castro (remember how bad it was with Stephen Drew?). Saying “he hasn’t delivered much at the plate” is very unfair when including his 2016 season.
He was below average last year, and isn’t exactly a wizard defensively
No, he was not “very good” last year, at all. You don’t know what good baseball is if that’s what you think it is. He was a 1.1 WAR player over a full season, that’s the dictionary definition of mediocre.
You Yankees fans know that what you write in these comment sections play any part in trades right? Like all GM’s know Castro is a very mediocre ballplayer who makes a lot of money, you coming in here and trying to upsell 20 homers and not much else is really lame imo
Is it really necessary for you to put someone down in every single comment you make?
He’s a troll, so the answer to your question is yes.
While it is true he is better than what Yankees fans have been used to lately he was a 1.2 WAR player when the league average second basemen with at least 300 PA was 2.7 WAR.
What would it take to get him prospect wise
Good question. While the Dodgers were looking for a 2B I thought the Yankees sending Castro to them would make a lot of sense. Though I’m not sure what the Yankees would receive back. Maybe a top 10-15 prospect or 2?
Castros contract means the Yankees were more than likely trying to give him away for nothing, a warm body at best.
Didn’t you guys have Robbie Cano not so long ago? How can you have forgotten what a good 2B looks like! Castro was not good last year, at all and his contract is an albatross.
Where did I say Castro was good last year? His contract is not an albatross. And do you honestly think we forget about Cano? Lol. You just seem to be trolling suddenly.
Slow down sparky, I wouldn’t say his contract is a “albatross”. Seriously stop trying to be the dictator of comments, nobody really cares if you approve or not.
I agree. That trade could have worked but dodgers must not have had interest but a few top 10-15 prospect makes sense and maybe Yanks eat five million next two years?
Keep in mind the Dodgers 10th best prospect is going to be pretty damn viable given how strong their system. I’d rather let Kiké and Barnes play 2B than take on Castro.
I wouldn’t think much, but Cashman must be asking for a lot seeing as how he also couldn’t move Gardner or Headley. I’d be happy for a top 100-150 pitching prospect for him. I’m not sure who would play second until Torres is ready-maybe Refsnyder?
From my perspective, the problem here is that Castro is not the star of a team. He is fine to be a complimentary player but is not a difference maker. Sadly, out of any player that appeared in more than 100 games, the Yankees lacked that impact player making the struggles of Castro more apparent.
So basically, the Castro for Zobrist swap worked out quite well for the Cubs. A lot to be said for “baseball players” like Zobrist.
What?
The Cubs traded Castro and his salary to free up space to sign Zobrist. That’s why I called it a swap, not a trade. Worked out quite well for the Cubs.
No, just no.
mike127 is absolutely correct in his take on the Castro trade to the Yankees. Zobrist was a highly sought after free agent and had several offers in hand from other clubs. He told the Cubs they would be his #1 choice but that he would only sign if he were promised the starting 2B position which Castro was occupying at the time. The Cubs consummated the Castro trade on December 8th, 2015 and then signed Zobrist that very same day.
Castro prob makes sense for the Braves, I mean, they were in on Brandon Phillips earlier this year. Hes a decent sized name who can play 3B when Albies comes up
No,
Signed, any Braves fan that remembers Melky’s failing
and career trajectory.
Not that I think it makes any sense, but they’re obviously looking for upgrades somewhere, hence when they tried to acquire Brandon Phillips
You do know that the Braves have top 20 MLB prospect named Ozzie Albies who is 2B and is ready for his MLB debut by mid-2018, right? The Braves just want one year stopgap player at 2B this year, and Phillips fit that scenario. Castro has 3 more years remaining on his deal at $30M remaining. And he blocks Albies. Why would the Braves want to trade for him?
A 1.1 WAR comes with that name, I don’t think the Braves are dumb enough to care about names still.
That 1.1 WAR was higher than Kemp’s 0.7 WAR and I’d be glad to safely say that not a single Braves fan would take Castro over Kemp.
Major scouts have said that Torres should be a star player at SS or 2b. If Didi keeps improving the Yanks can always move Castro to third if they can’t get what they want for him. I think Gardner and Headley will move before Castro. Andujar and Mateo are also in the mix. These are good problems to have for the Yanks.
The 2019 FA class is coming has a couple guys named Donaldson and Machado who can play a decent 3B too.
And they’ll probably be getting $250 million each
I wrote $250 million Plus. The MLBTR app doesn’t recognize the Plus sign.
Where have you seen star? I’ve seen pretty consistent reports that he’s below that seager/Correra/etc. class of star ss.
It’d be difficult to project him otherwise. Baseball isn’t supposed to have this many good young SS’s at once
Starlin Castro has something like a 75% chance of getting 3000 hits. That’s crazy to me because if he does that he’ll be a Hall of Famer and he doesn’t seem like a Hall of Famer at all. So weird.
Where on earth are you getting those numbers from!?!?
Bill James’ favorite toy, which uses normal aging curves, age, past performance etc. gives Castro a 75% chance of 3000 hits. Castro has 1150 hits at age 26, which is a really high amount. Joey Votto, a far superior player, has just 1400 hits through age 32. Castro has more hits at age 26 than Adrian Beltre, for example, and Beltre is going to get to 3000 hits in May of this year.
Who carrrrrres
What?
He has 1147 career hits, not even 40% of the way there.
Mostly because he played everyday on a lot of bad Cubs teams. Castro won’t even be a starter in five years
*Two years
The favorite toy uses past performance and Castro has played a TON in his career. And he’s only 26. I think he won’t get there, but he would be a fascinating case if he did, because would he be the first 3000 hit player to miss the Hall?
For whatever we think of him, he never gets hurt, he came up really young, he doesn’t walk but gets a ton of hits. The list of hitters with 1147 hits through age 26 is tiny. And he’s on it.
15th all time through age 26 and ten of the guys ahead of him made it to 3000. I know it seems crazy.
Care to share a link, or at least a description, of this “favorite toy” you keep going on about?
You know how to google. MLBTR prefers not to link directly to other sites, as you know. But basically it’s just a somewhat generic predictive tool that he outlined in “The Politics of Glory” which incorporates past performance, similar players, historical trends, etc. Castro is incredibly young for a player with 1150 hits and he’s been very durable and consistent, plus he compares favorably with players who have 3000 hits. That’s pretty much it. I just think it’s fascinating to imagine a player as thoroughly average as Castro could make it to the Hall.
I do think that Didi and Castro will have their best year this year. They know that these prospects are on the way, and that will push them.
Ah yes, all it takes to be a better major league baseball player is to try harder. Why didn’t anyone ever think of this?!?
Never got why people think athletes can perform better ‘in the clutch’. If they could, why wouldn’t they all the time.
I agree Castro had a rough year in analytical stats, but I see a much better year this season. First year in the Bronx isn’t easy for anyone. Especially under the conditions he came from. No way he lets the yanks do what the Cubs did to him. Still fairly young with upside, just think he needs to get in better shape and sharpen up defensively. Feel like him and didi have some good chemistry brewing up. Glad and hope he remains with yanks. If not, there is our buffet of prospects and machado in two years to fall back on 😉
Getting better at baseball isn’t as easy as you make it sound. I really don’t understand how anyone thinks statements like this are at all realistic.
Yes I heard it was hard to get better at baseball as well. I want to get better at it too.
Lol. By saying he needs to get in better shape and sharpen up defensively? He’s been playing second base for one whole season. Don’t see why he can’t get a couple more before we judge his fielding skills lol. You forget most of these major league second basemen have played second base before. Like their whole life.
Idk how anything I said is illogical. But you can flame and troll all you want. Probably the only attention you can get in life.
Any chance he would be traded to the Royals?
Should have made him available to the dodgers… think we could have gotten jose de loen for castro?
No way.
No probably not. He also didn’t fit the Dodgers major need which was power against LHP. The Dodgers most likely had very little interest in Castro.
No. not even close.
A trade that can make sense for both sides could be San Diego sending Ryan Schimpf to NYY for Castro & then moving him back to SS to be the starter over Sardinas. A.J. Preller has been vocal in every interview this offseason about upgrading the SS position and with the market being as dry as it is trade wise & Erick Aybar being the best FA at the position left maybe a Castro trade makes sense if NYY gets Schimpf back to plug into his place and can send 6 million or so San Diego’s way to offset some of what’s owed to Castro through the rest of his contract.
San Diego would also get rid of the log-jam they have at 2nd by letting Spangenberg & Asuaje battle for the job in spring training.
Schimpf would provide another left handed power bat & could hit 35 HR’s with that short porch in Yankee stadium, crap he hit 20 HR’s in half a season at Petco, plus he is cheap.
Biggest issue is that Castro just isn’t a great defensive SS and is going to get pretty expensive. Not sure how that fits on a rebuilding team.
His contract is expensive? How’s that?
30 million for a 27 yo 2/ss with 20 plus he power. I understand people being down on him based on his underachieving career but enough acting as if he is barely a starter!
It’s not particularly expensive but I just don’t think he can play at short anymore, and I don’t think SD wants to spend any money right now until they think they’re ready to contend.
He is barely a starter Enough acting like he is one. A ~1 fwar player shouldn’t be starting for a contending team.
Well, in a perfect world, but in the real one most contending teams have a one-win or worse player on the roster. Even the Cubs did in 2016, even the Indians did, even the huge-budget teams like the Dodgers and Giants do.
Would be a convenient way for SD to extract a few prospects however. Schimpf for Castro and all his money plus a viable prospect.
The cubs only weak link was coghlan. Never liked him. Mainly because he was on the Marlins. Who are a shit team. I really hope Stanton is smart an opts out and just asks for a trade. That’s for another discussion
Yup, possibly Ian Clarkin. 33rd overall pick a few years back, LHP from Madison High in San Diego. He ranked number 9 in their system last year but you don’t hear to much buzz about him.
No to they trade. Castro isn’t that bad where we are giving him away. A player who can hit 20 plus hr and post avg ss is worth something better then that!
Power is up across baseball and he is not an average ss. He’s a below average hitter.
Yes power is up and he can play ss regardless of what you might think. There are starting ss in the game right now that are worse defensively. Ask the Mets.
Castro’s below average at everything though. At least Asdrubal has some recent offensive track record to fall back on.
He only hit 20+ hrs ones and that’s because jankees stadium has that short left field. He won’t ever excel 20+ it was the best thing for the cubs to keep Baez and Russell( who was a complete robbery of Oakland.)over Castro. Both are 100x better defensively and far better hitters. They are both younger have 35-40 hr potential. Its scary how much power the cubs have. From bryzzo to schwarber Contreras Baez almora jr. Zobrist. Russell Baez I guess Jay too until he’s traded in July. Even Heyward has pop and he can be up there in homers too. He’s more line drive that power. If he wanted to he could be up there in the 20hr range.
“He only hit 20+ hrs ones and that’s because jankees stadium has that short left field.”
Um, Yankee Stadium is only short left field directly down the left field line. Left-Left Center is one of the deepest in baseball.
17 of Castro’s 21 HR would have been HR in over 25 ballparks. Only 1 was a short opposite field Yankee Stadium HR
He’s in his prime. The question is will his power be back next year. His HR/FB was 15% last year which was nearly double his career HR/FB ratio (8%)
So instead of a comment on Castro, you turned your comment into a commercial for the Cubs.
Saying he only hits at home is admitting the only reason the RedSox consistently are in the top 5 in MLB is because of the left field wall, an automatic single or double which in most parks would be playable and most likely an out or the Pesky pole in right not exactly a 500 footer for a homer.
You all forget what we had the year before in Drew at 2nd. Castro with all of his faults has almost 1150 hits, averages .280, a 3 time All Star and he’s treated in comments as if he’s a bum. And, he’s playing out of position at 2nd base!
Too much chatter about new metrics that either praise or demonize players. With all these metrics I could prove your morning newspaper can fly to the moon!
That’s great cub hugger but I’m not comparing Castro with Baez!
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Yes Castro is in is prime but he’s also peaked. He won’t ever do v
Better than 21 hrs and 70-75 rbi. Once Torres is ready Castro is the odd man out. Like it or not its fact.
2017 Castro will hit .240 with 18hrs and 70. Rbi. Commit 20-30 errors.
I think the Padres would want a lot more than 6 mil in a deal like that.
Lol at Starlin Castro playing SS again, maybe in a beer league.
Compared to Stephen Drew, Castro was almost Robbie Canó. Well, not quite but way better!
Having watched him a lot when he was with Chicago, he is another guy who I have to ask–why does any pitcher throw him a strike? He has always been undisciplined at the plate and always will be.
I still believe in Starlin Castro. Somehow, some way, some day he’ll put it all together
I get it the guy doesn’t get on base, but sometimes I think people forget the value of a guy that can hit the ball .280+, sure he doesn’t get on base at a good rate but he can rack.
And that’s how you end up with a guy in the middle of your lineup that struggles to score 60 runs
To me if you can’t get on base at an average clip and you want to say a guy “rakes” you better have close to 200 hits. Beyond that if nothing special is brought to the table then it’s just a hollow BA.
I get what you’re trying to say, but there’s nothing hollow about having the ability to hit .300 & hit 20 hrs, regardless of his lack of skills to draw a walk, the guy is an above average Major League Baseball player.
There is literally no modern metric that qualifies Starlin Castro as an “above average” player.
You are using criteria that nobody in modern baseball uses. Like ever.
He hit 21 home runs, doesn’t strike out that much,& he’s solid base runner. He’s proven in the past he can hit for a high batting average, he’s also proven he has the ability to post a league average obp. How does that not qualify him as an above average player ?
“Proven in the past” is the key to that statement.
In the past 4 years, he has slashed .267/.304/.699 OPS/90 OPS+, with below average defense and a 3.5 WAR combined over 4 years.
That is terrible production by every metric not used by your grandfather to judge baseball players.
If you have to go back 5 years to find the outlier, it’s probably not an outlier. (Especially when the player in quesion has gained weight and slowed considerably)
Guess who Starlin Castro’s manager was with the Cubs in 2014 when he regained his hitting touch and earned his 3rd and last All-Star selection? None other than current White Sox manager Rick Renteria who also had a hand in Anthony Rizzo’s success after he too fell on hard times under previous skipper Dale Sveum.
I have a novel idea for a trade that might be of benefit to both the Yankees and White Sox. New York can re-acquire former closer David Robertson and his remaining 2yrs/$25MM contract in exchange for Castro and his guaranteed $37.5MM over the next 3 seasons. The White Sox would also have a $16MM team option for 2020 that comes with a cheap $1MM buyout.
Robertson would give the Yankees that 3-headed bullpen monster they enjoyed in the first half of the 2016 season before trading off Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller for two great prospect packages ahead of the summer trade deadline. Robertson would join returning setup man Dellin Betances and re-signed closer Chapman in 2017. In the meantime, the Yankees can go with 24-year old utility infielder Ronald Torreyes at 2B until top prospects Gleyber Torres and Jorge Mateo are ready to assume the SS and 2B positions, perhaps as soon as 2018. The Yankees would also have current starting SS Didi Gregorius on hand for the positions in case either prospect needed more developmental time.
The rebuilding White Sox could utilize Castro at a number of positions with the hope that Renteria can once again help him regain his former promise. Castro might begin at 2B with top prospect Yoan Moncada likely spending much if not all 2017 at AAA where he has yet to play a single inning of pro ball despite his premature MLB promotion by the Red Sox last September. If Casto excels at 2B, the White Sox would have the option of switching Moncada to 3B where he may profile best once he reaches his physical maturity. If Moncada sticks at 2B, Castro might have the makings for a decent centerfielder with his above average speed, arm and athleticism. The White Sox don’t exactly have a plethora of top rated CF prospects in their system, at least until recent acquisition Luis Alexander Basabe might be ready for prime time in 2019. Their next best prospect is Charlie Tilson who is considered MLB ready and will likely be the White Sox opening day starter in CF. Tilson bats left-handed and the right-handed hitting Castro might also serve as a platoon option with him in CF. The White Sox could ultimately choose to employ Castro in a super utility role similar to that of Ben Zobrist with the Cubs.
Castro is still very athletic and not even in his prime MLB years yet. Despite having just completed his 7th full season in 2016, he won’t turn 27 until next month. Under Renteria’s guidance, perhaps Castro will enjoy another renaissance and become a useful part of the White Sox core as a second baseman, center fielder or even as a super utility player. If not, Castro just might regain enough value to become another valuable trade chip for the rebuilding White Sox when Moncada is ready for prime time, perhaps this summer or next offseason…all for the cost of David Robertson.
What does each team have to lose? Robertson would become a useful upgrade to a generally weak Yankee pitching staff at the expense of a player who can be easily replaced in the short and long term. Castro would provide the White Sox with some immediate offensive punch. He would return to a city he loved and be re-united with a manager he respects. The White Sox would also gain a player who would like nothing better than to stick it to his former employers on the North Side, a win-win for both the organization and the majority of their fan base.
Actually not bad idea.
I like it, nice job
Correction; Castro is actually guaranteed about $33.57MM, not the $37.55MM I originally posted, over the next 3 seasons which includes the $1MM buyout for the 4th team option year in 2020. That sum makes it even closer to the $25MM still owed Robertson in 2017 and 2018.
You’re the worst.
This is not really a surprise. Castro has reached his peak. Kinda sad the cubs sold him so low. In the end it was Castro for Zobrist. But the ptbnl couldn’t have been worse. Why even ask for Brendan Ryan? Get some one good like Bentances or something.
Either way it worked out for the cubs. There’s not many teams that need a 2B/SS. Rockies got story and LeMahieu
The Padres are even set not sure who they have. Its not gonna be easy trading Castro. The best thing to do is keep him til Torres is ready and then trade Castro and Didi in two separate trades. Neither are a long time fix.
Can people stop saying it was Castro for Zobrist.
It basically was. Castro for Warren and Brendan Ryan who was immediately released. Warren wasn’t very good for the cubs he was traded back to the cubs as one of 3 throw in Players. The cubs traded him to free up cash for Zobrist. Cubs are off the hook for most of his overpaid contract.
If I’m wrong prove it. In the end it was basically Castro for cash and they signed Zobrist.
“If I’m wrong prove it.”
Okay, here’s the proof – mlbtraderumors.com/2015/12/cubs-trade-starlin-cast…
It’s a cubs fans justification for trades with Yanks. You guys won stop justifying everything.
OK, here’s the proof that he was actually correct-http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/12/cubs-sign-ben-zobrist.html
The Cubs announced the Ben Zobrist FA signing on the very same day the Starlin Castro trade went down with the Yankees, December 8th, 2015.
It really doesn’t matter. They were Separate transactions. One they traded. One they signed. So no , Castro was not traded for Zobrist. Castro was replaced with Zobrist.
No one is claiming it was a direct trade. What is a fact is that Zobrist doesn’t sign with the Cubs if Castro isn’t traded. The trade HAD to occur before Zobrist inked his deal.
Lol. You really thought the Yankees would just throw away Betances?
I remember arguing with you last year. You were the same guy who said the Cubs would get A Lot back for Castro. Now that he’s no longer a Cub, he’s an overpaid scrub to you.
Yanks eat half the salary to Cubs for Trevor Gretzky. You get the great ones son and rid yourself of Castro. Castro finally wins with the Cubs. Win/win
Scratch that. He’s playing in Quebec. They can have some AA scrub
The way things have been going lately, a team will throw the Yanks a top ‘spect and cash before Spring. The luck dragons have been all over them in recent years and I don’t expect it to stop.
If you trade Castro this year, who starts at 2B? Regardless of where he got those homeruns, where would those 20+ homers come from? Reifsynder is the bench guy to plug where ever you want when ever you want. You have a plethora of young shortstops but no second base so you would of had to move someone last year to plug them at second base.
I hope he gets back on track, i really liked him when he first came up
Keep Castro but get rid of Headly , Gardner , and any way possible Ellsbury.