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Luis Castillo commented last night regarding his need for regular days off.
“When I play three or four games in a row, maybe I can get a day off. I’m going to talk to Willie about it.”
Willie Randolph moved Castillo to the eighth position in the lineup on Tuesday night, replacing him with Ryan Church in the 2 slot, and will do so again tonight. Castillo hadn’t batted eighth since 2005.
Castillo was 0 for 2 and walked twice on Tuesday and now is batting .194 in 31 at-bats.
Look, I figured Castillo would need someone to give him a rest every now and then but every three or four games seems awfully excessive. When is the last time you had a guy outright ask to be platooned?
The Mets have signed this guy to a four year deal and unfortunately to protect that investment they will have to be cautious about him. I just find it incredibly weak that Luis is bellyaching this early in the year. I can only imagine how he is going to feel come September.
Could you imagine if one of us told our boss we need every three days off, after they just committed a nice four year contract to us?
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One Response for "Castillo Needs Regular Days Off"
I’m so sick of these players and their agents tricking ballclubs. I remember Victor Zambrano hiding his injury and taking the money and crying his way off the field. Then there are these a-holes like Lo Duca that do roids in their walk years and then get all vengeful when they aren’t re-signed after they are outed. If I were the Mets, I’d recall back to what sales pitch was made before signing and possibly even find some quotes in the media from Castillo or his agent and see if there are any inconsistencies in how a 4-year contract was pitched with a guy after two weeks asking for a breather after every 4th game.
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