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October 21, 2008
Yes or No? Luis Castillo for Jose Guillen
According to the New York Post, the Royals and Mets discussed swapping Jose Guillen and Luis Castillo in July and could revisit talks this winter. Guillen is owed $24 million over the next two years, while Castillo is set to make $18 million through 2011. Yes? No? Maybe so! 7 Responses to “Yes or No? Luis Castillo for Jose Guillen”Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. |
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Again, I’d do it in a heartbeat. We are the New York Mets: we don’t need to worry about money thatincredibly much. The point is, José Guillén is a far better player than Luis Castillo is at this point. He fills a need. Look at his line. Not great by an stretch of the imagination, but not god-awful, like Castillo’s were.
I would do the deal. Guillen has some potential to be really good at least. I don’t see Castillo improving on last year and I think he’ll likely get worse.
Of course, I’ve always liked Guillen;s bat and I think he’s certainly better than he performed last year. And he’s one of those guys that might perform better with the extra spotlight (or flame out spectacularly). But there is upside!
Fuck it.
Get ‘er done Omar.
If we’re just trying to get rid of Castillo so bad that we’re willing to take on other mistake contracts, might as well make it one that disappears after the year.
I submit: Castillo for Andruw Jones.
I know he was abysmal last year, but he’s got a way more distinguished career than Guillen, has an injury excuse, and most importantly, only has one year left on his deal. Best case, you get a rejuvenated .350/.500 season, worst case, you’ve got a fat right-handed Marlon Anderson, that can at least play defense, that is gone after the year. Wheras if you stick with Guillen and he hits his worst case then you’re stuck with 12 more million that you have to panic-deal again next offseason.
Good call McCown! I threw that idea out there in a recent piece for Metsgeek. I have read the Dodgers would obviously be willing to deal him. I just don’t know what they would be looking for.
I would take Guillen, although he’s a guy a doubt the media would like.
Andruw Jones is really, really bad. He’s Marlon Anderson bad. Guillen > Jones. And their overall contracts are the same, so Guillen could simply be released or bought out and it would have the same effect, even without considering that he has a shot at being a useful player, or even a starting left fielder.