Luis Castillo

(Note: I posted this a couple of days ago on my other blog at FanNation.)

When it comes to the Mets' starting rotation, I think all of their replacement-level options are better than Tim Redding. Redding's stuff is disgraceful, and his general approach to the craft of pitching is laughable. He's been embarrassed in his last two starts -- recently against the Marlins, and the Red Sox before that -- and there is little-to-no indication of potential improvement. I don't think there is any doubt at this point...

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The lineup should have been as follows:

1. Jose Reyes-SS

2. Luis Castillo-2B

3. Carlos Beltran-CF

4. David Wright-3B

5. Gary Sheffield-RF

6. Daniel Murphy-1B

7. Angel Pagan-LF

8. Omir Santos-C

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All right, so I've jumped the gun a little (the Mets are 21-17, giving them 38 games played, which means they're shy of the 1/4 season mark), but I haven't been too active on this blog and I'd like to get up to speed.

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p;   But it hasn’t been all peaches and cream for Minaya, who also took chances on Luis Castillo, Moises Alou, Orlando Hernandez, Shawn Green, Scott Schoenweis, Jorge Sosa, Aaron Sele and Matt Wise—none of whom were very impressive as Mets, and many of whom had massive difficulties staying healthy.

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cause he knew he's blocked at third at the major league level.  The more the boos rain down on Luis Castillo, the more Murphy at second base should be looked at as a possibility in 2009.

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their everyday catcher, but he has since moved into a lefty-righty platoon with Ramon Castro.  Luis Castillo was projected as the starting second baseman, but now Damion Easley and Argenis Reyes are platooning at the position.  Although Moises Alou wasn't healthy enough to start the season with the Mets, designs were for him to play left field every day.  But now rookies Daniel Murphy and Nick Evans are in a lefty-righty platoon.  And while Ryan Church was unable to play right field, Fernando Tatis impressed Jerry Manuel so much that he has been moved into a platoon now that Church has returned; Tatis got the start on Sunday against the lefty Randy Wolf.

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mond.  He played five innings a few days ago, and is working his way back to full games.  Luis Castillo has almost completed his 20-day rehab assignment, and could rejoin the Mets as soon as tomorrow, although Damion Easley and Argenis Reyes are putting Castillo's roster spot in serious jeopardy for the time being.

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and Easley keep up their production, we may see a small-scale Wally Pipp/Lou Gherig situation when Luis Castillo returns from injury.  Cancel only has two hits for the Mets this year--and only two since 1999 for that matter--but they could not have come at more opportune times.  His first was a two-out, two-run, pinch-hit single to give the Mets the lead in a 4-2 win against the Rangers on June 15, and the second was a pinch-hit double to lead off the tenth inning on Sunday in Cincinnati.  Argenis Reyes eventually followed with the grounder that Edwin Encarnacion threw into right field to score Cancel and give the Mets the lead.

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