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Starlin Castro Reportedly Clears Revocable Trade Waivers

By Steve Adams | August 21, 2018 at 6:17pm CDT

Marlins second baseman Starlin Castro has cleared revocable trade waivers and is now eligible to be dealt to any club, reports SiriusXM’s Craig Mish (Twitter link).

Castro, 28, is still owed the balance of this season’s $10MM salary (roughly $2.19MM) in addition to next year’s $11MM salary and a $1MM buyout of a $16MM option for the 2020 season. In total, Miami still owes him a fairly sizable $14.19MM through the end of the 2019 campaign. Given the team’s salary-shedding measures in the 2017-18 offseason, it’s possible that the Marlins would’ve been happy to simply let another club pick up the remainder of that tab and further clear payroll, so it’s not a huge surprise to see him go unclaimed.

That’s not to say that Castro is overpaid, though. He’s more than lived up to his contract thus far in 2018, hitting at a .287/.335/.407 clip with 10 homers, 26 doubles and a triple while playing roughly average defense at second base. While other clubs may not be keen on absorbing the remainder of his salary obligations at this time of year, especially with few contenders in the market for second base upgrades, the Marlins could potentially drum up some interest if they express a willingness to offset some of that salary.

The Indians, in particular, have been connected to some second basemen on the rumor circuit in recent weeks, though there’s been nothing to suggest that Cleveland (or any other club) has any substantial interest in Castro. To that end, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reported earlier this month that the Marlins didn’t receive any serious interest in Castro prior to the non-waiver trade deadline.

Castro doesn’t seem especially likely to move even after today’s report, but even if he stays put, the Miami front office figures to gauge interest in him (and other shorter-term assets) once again this offseason as it continues to take a long-term approach to rebuilding the organization.

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  1. Joe Says...

    3 years ago

    Brewers will take him.

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    • Phattey

      3 years ago

      Well just slide shaw over to catcher .. I like where you’re going with this

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      • kla0812

        3 years ago

        No I don’t think you got the memo…. Castro will play 2nd and Shaw will slide out to RF, Thames goes in to catcher, Pina becomes the new ace. See now everything is solved and we can go about our business and play some softball.

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  2. kimjongun2.0

    3 years ago

    Yankees should have kept him wld help now to have him I am a yankees fan

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    • driftcat28

      3 years ago

      Stanton > Castro. C’mon now

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      • 24TheKid

        3 years ago

        Castro wasn’t the only player they could have traded. But it probably makes the most sense.

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        • Begamin

          3 years ago

          There was just a lot of depth at middle infield. Didi, Torreyes, Torres, Wade, and then Castro (if he stayed on the team) at the time of that trade. They traded Castro to allow Torres to come up as before he was blocking Torres. I am a fan of Castro though, and im surprised all the teams that have fetched middle infielders havent tried to get Castro

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  3. bababooeytoyall

    3 years ago

    Where would the Yankees play him?

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    • Joe Says...

      3 years ago

      They would play him at second base for the Marlins.

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      • eileenyankees9

        3 years ago

        lol

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  4. ray_derek

    3 years ago

    Thinking the Brewers could use another infielder

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    • nmendoza7

      3 years ago

      that’s seriously the only joke you think is humanly funny but it’s incredibly annoying now.

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      • realgone2

        3 years ago

        It’s called being a troll, Mendoza.

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  5. tomselleck

    3 years ago

    Cubs gonna get him back

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    • cubsfan100

      3 years ago

      They got Murphy. I would Rather have Castro

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      • cubsfan100

        3 years ago

        Off season trade proposal: Cubs trade 3 years of Russell to Miami for 2 years of Castro and Cash

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      • callingoutdummies247

        3 years ago

        Rather have Castro? You must be high

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        • callingoutdummies247

          3 years ago

          Murphy is better offensively and their d is average at best. Plus Murphy is a post season god

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  6. davidcoonce74

    3 years ago

    These jokes about the brewers needing another infielder get funnier and funnier.

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  7. msjrn509

    3 years ago

    STLOUIS WILL TAKE HIM

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  8. msjrn509

    3 years ago

    The way Chicago critics hated him,NO WAY

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  9. sufferfortribe

    3 years ago

    Who haven’t the Indians been “connected” to?

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  10. Matt Galvin

    3 years ago

    Yankees? Red Soxs? Indians? Braves?

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    • xabial

      3 years ago

      11.86M in 2019 & 16M 2020 team option (or 1M buyout)

      ~2M left remainder of 2018 season.

      If I need 2B.. Give me Starlin at that price! Pop for 2B. 5th most hits NL. Surprised he didn’t get claimed.

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      • callingoutdummies247

        3 years ago

        Pop? He’s got 10 homerun…… sit down, you’re scaring the normals

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    • bravesfan

      3 years ago

      Little surprised if the braves go after him. He would have to play short and replace Swanson, or play 3rd and move camargo over to ss… seems expensive for a platoon piece or a bench piece. I think he’s an upgrade offensively at the moment. But not sure it’s worth it for us

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  11. ThatBallwasBryzzoed

    3 years ago

    Cubs should have claimed him over Daniel Murphy. Then flipped him for cash.

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  12. therealryan

    3 years ago

    If Castro plays until he’s 38-40 he’ll have an outside chance at 3000 hits, 500 doubles and 250 HRs. That would put him top 3 in hits and top 10 in doubles and HRs all time among 2B. Castro currently has more hits and HRs than Altuve, Rose, Carew, Sandberg, Biggio, Morgan and Molitor through the same age.

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  13. Garza Nathan

    3 years ago

    If I. The Astros I take him send him to LF

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  14. bigpoppapump

    3 years ago

    Yankees . Play him at second till didi is out and shift him to first when didi returns , bye bye birdie

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  15. BoSoxWin

    3 years ago

    Castro wants out of Miami so badly…he is praying that a deal gets done! Cleveland makes the most sense, but let’s see if the Yankees step up and bring him back to the Bronx.

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  16. bleacherbum

    3 years ago

    Back to the cubbies

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  17. tad2b13

    3 years ago

    Not sure why anyone would want him. He’s about an MLB average hitter, but he’s well below average with the glove, and he’s expensive. Not surprised at all he went unclaimed.

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  18. bigpoppapump

    3 years ago

    Above average hitter…. in fact he ranks 5th in all of mlb in singles.

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  19. bravesandcrewfan

    3 years ago

    Would have wanted the Brewers to get him but they got schoop instead. Woo..

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  20. tad2b13

    3 years ago

    What he’s doing in a small sample is fairly useless. He has a career 99 OPS+ and a career 102 wRC+. That’s average. An being a middle-infielder defense is important. With a career -12 DRS, and a -5.9 UZR/150, his singles aren’t very compelling. The fact that every team in baseball passed on him should tell you how highly teams think of all his singles.

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  21. bigpoppapump

    3 years ago

    We need him at first base. Compare him to Greg Bird. He’s proven in NY. Definitely above average

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  22. sandman12

    3 years ago

    If you’re Miami,you hope he gets claimed on waivers and let him go. Money saved.

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