Comments on: Rebuilding the Red Sox: What Can We Do with Rusney Castillo?

By: Morena

Morena — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 01:29:14 +0000

We grew up with the same logo! I love that one too. I will never forget when they won the World Series in ’84. I was eight. We whaetcd the game on the little black-and-white in the kitchen and when we won, everyone in the neighborhood ran into their yards, cheering and hugging each other.

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 14:53:31 +0000

Yes, he is an enigma (where is the 70 speed we kept hearing about?), who clearly needs to clean some things up in his game. But he’s played very little in the three years prior to this one, is it reasonable to expect him to be fully polished his first full year back? Is it not possible that after all that inactivity, then playing a full six month season, that his September swoon is because, “he looks tired” as Lou Merloni keeps stating on the radio broadcasts?

Assume this year was a building block year. Stick him in the outfield next year and see what you have.

De Aza would be the ideal 4th outfielder, provide a partial platoon if Castillo’s splits don’t improve, and provide insurance if Castillo completely implodes.

By: Walt in Maryland

Walt in Maryland — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:40:51 +0000

Despite being the oldest of the three outfielders, Castillo is the least polished. He has big righty-lefty splits, doesn’t walk enough and has an absurdly high ground-ball rate. He has tremendous tools, but doesn’t seem to know how to best use them.

He appears to be a nice platoon player with the athleticism to help the team in the field and on the bases. A faster Damon Buford, perhaps.

But he isn’t being paid like a platoon player, which is why the Sox may ultimately try to move him.