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Rusney Castillo (source: will sign for $72.5mm thru 2020)
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Post by joshv02 on May 19, 2015 4:33:13 GMT -5
Don't know what is happening tomorrow or going forward A LOT less sleep. And mazel tho to him. Quite the past year ish
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 1, 2015 11:22:48 GMT -5
“@ryanhannable: On @weei, Buster Olney said Red Sox could look to move Rusney Castillo this offseason.”
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Post by nomar on Jul 1, 2015 11:34:48 GMT -5
“@ryanhannable: On @weei, Buster Olney said Red Sox could look to move Rusney Castillo this offseason.” We could do a lot of things
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 1, 2015 12:56:25 GMT -5
“@ryanhannable: Re: Olney & Castillo on @weei earlier. He said impression from other teams is Sox will look to shed $ this offseason. Rusney a way to do it.”
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Post by gerry on Jul 1, 2015 16:14:43 GMT -5
I don't get that line of reasoning. Is it really too muxh to expect Rusney to learn MLB fundamentals enough to become the player we expected? The Sox will move more than $30M per year off the books in October just with Nap, Vic, Breslow. Probably more in other trades. The Sox don't need to move him for $$$ reasons. De Aza seems to be an above average 4th or 5th OF who, at 32, would likely get a reasonable contract under $5M. In that scenario moving a still untested Rusney and eating $$$$ to do so would only save a few Million, the cost of a not-excellent RP. Hanley, Betts, Bradley in 2016? What about 2017? What abojt 2016?
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 1, 2015 17:31:53 GMT -5
I don't get that line of reasoning. Is it really too muxh to expect Rusney to learn MLB fundamentals enough to become the player we expected? The Sox will move more than $30M per year off the books in October just with Nap, Vic, Breslow. Probably more in other trades. The Sox don't need to move him for $$$ reasons. De Aza seems to be an above average 4th or 5th OF who, at 32, would likely get a reasonable contract under $5M. In that scenario moving a still untested Rusney and eating $$$$ to do so would only save a few Million, the cost of a not-excellent RP. Hanley, Betts, Bradley in 2016? What about 2017? What abojt 2016? I wouldn't get to much in to it as Olney in the past has been preaching what? ? Dump Hanley and Sandoval, or his “real concerns about the Red Sox,” where he then "identified problems with four of the five members of the rotation". and the fact that "Rick Porcello was the one guy who didn’t draw a negative comment." Not much of a quality newsday pipeline with those type of comments it seems to me.
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Post by chud on Jul 2, 2015 5:09:25 GMT -5
I don't get that line of reasoning. Is it really too muxh to expect Rusney to learn MLB fundamentals enough to become the player we expected? The Sox will move more than $30M per year off the books in October just with Nap, Vic, Breslow. Probably more in other trades. The Sox don't need to move him for $$$ reasons. De Aza seems to be an above average 4th or 5th OF who, at 32, would likely get a reasonable contract under $5M. In that scenario moving a still untested Rusney and eating $$$$ to do so would only save a few Million, the cost of a not-excellent RP. Hanley, Betts, Bradley in 2016? What about 2017? What abojt 2016? I wouldn't get to much in to it as Olney in the past has been preaching what? ? Dump Hanley and Sandoval, or his “real concerns about the Red Sox,” where he then "identified problems with four of the five members of the rotation". and the fact that "Rick Porcello was the one guy who didn’t draw a negative comment." Not much of a quality newsday pipeline with those type of comments it seems to me. Yeah, agree with this...Olney has to fish around for info to feed the fans when he calls into local radio stations...and then makes two big inferences, one linked to the other: First, his own spin on what other team personnel have inferred the Sox will do in the offseason (talk about 2nd hand heresay guess work...)...Second, a further inference, based on the 2nd hand heresay guess work, that the shedding of payroll may lead to shedding Castillo...If you listen real close you'll also here Buster say that he heard at 31 Flavors last night that Ferris Bueller was seriously sick...Trust me, I get it, that's what Buster and these guys do and i like to read it and listen to it, but this sounds like total guess work all the way around. I don't think the Sox cut ties w/ the 28 year old Cuban OF who they just signed as in addition to giving up quickly on a young player w/ potential, I think it would hurt our reputation in the Cuban market...
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Post by Smittyw on Jul 2, 2015 8:18:20 GMT -5
Assuming one thinks Rusney is a disaster, why would anyone want to take his remaining $60 million or so after this year (assuming he doesn't opt out, because he sucks) off our hands? Conversely, if you think he's going to get better, why trade him?
I'm as frustrated as anyone that he's losing what should be one of his prime seasons through a combination of injuries, rust, and getting lost in the outfield shuffle, but I see no reason to write him off and I'm surprised how many people are already talking about this as a bad signing/contract.
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Post by danr on Jul 2, 2015 9:53:40 GMT -5
It is difficult to understand the Sox approach to the outfield.
Early in the season JBJ got called up and played four games - all against some of the top pitchers in MLB. He didn't get a hit and got sent back down. Between May 23 and June 12, Castillo had 15 hits in 16 games, including three hits on the 12th. He wasn't showing much power, but he was hitting some. He then slumped, getting only two hits in the next five games. A short time later he was sent down.
JBJ got a long tryout last year and it didn't work out well. However, by every account, he changed his batting stance and swing this year and corrected a lot of his problems. It certainly showed in his hitting at Pawtucket. He still hasn't hit a lot with the Sox, but some progress is evident.
Neither player has had a chance to establish himself this year. It is hard to understand why the team has handled them this way, considering the lack, of other possibilities and the potential of both.
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Post by redsoxfan2 on Jul 2, 2015 11:07:22 GMT -5
It is difficult to understand the Sox approach to the outfield. Early in the season JBJ got called up and played four games - all against some of the top pitchers in MLB. He didn't get a hit and got sent back down. Between May 23 and June 12, Castillo had 15 hits in 16 games, including three hits on the 12th. He wasn't showing much power, but he was hitting some. He then slumped, getting only two hits in the next five games. A short time later he was sent down. JBJ got a long tryout last year and it didn't work out well. However, by every account, he changed his batting stance and swing this year and corrected a lot of his problems. It certainly showed in his hitting at Pawtucket. He still hasn't hit a lot with the Sox, but some progress is evident. Neither player has had a chance to establish himself this year. It is hard to understand why the team has handled them this way, considering the lack, of other possibilities and the potential of both. I can understand Castillo because his problems were far greater than just hitting the ball. All of his fundamentals appear to be a mess right now. I'm hoping that regular playing time in Pawtucket will correct these issues. JBJ really does perplex me. It's as if they've completely given up on the guy no matter what he does. They don't even try to put him in a position to succeed as they'll seemingly only start him when a top pitcher is facing them just to give their starters some extra help. I'd love for him to play more against the Sabathia's and the Tillman's than having him try to figure things out against Sonny Gray and Felix Hernandez. I can't for the life of me figure out why starting Holt and De Aza over him makes any sense for this organization. His defense alone makes him worth a long 2nd and potentially 3rd look. He has potential with his bat. Really don't want to see him pull a Moss or a Reddick and just explode with the Pirates or Oakland (the typical Sox dumping grounds).
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Post by johnmark on Jul 2, 2015 11:09:49 GMT -5
It is difficult to understand the Sox approach to the outfield. Early in the season JBJ got called up and played four games - all against some of the top pitchers in MLB. He didn't get a hit and got sent back down. Between May 23 and June 12, Castillo had 15 hits in 16 games, including three hits on the 12th. He wasn't showing much power, but he was hitting some. He then slumped, getting only two hits in the next five games. A short time later he was sent down. JBJ got a long tryout last year and it didn't work out well. However, by every account, he changed his batting stance and swing this year and corrected a lot of his problems. It certainly showed in his hitting at Pawtucket. He still hasn't hit a lot with the Sox, but some progress is evident. Neither player has had a chance to establish himself this year. It is hard to understand why the team has handled them this way, considering the lack, of other possibilities and the potential of both. Well said. The overall handling of players and management is mind boggling.
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 10, 2015 10:39:28 GMT -5
The trade of Shane Victorino to the Angels has opened playing time for Rusney Castilloand allowed the Red Sox‘ $72.5MM man to impress his team, writes Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal. Castillo is hitting .333/.375/.444 in his latest recall from Triple-A, and Boston is impressed with his ability to quickly make adjustments based on advice from the coaching staff. Assistant hitting coach Victor Rodriguez has already made slight changes to Castillo’s stance in an effort to shorten his swing, and both player and team feel the results have been positive. There are still greater adjustments to be made, MacPherson continues — Castillo, for instance, was taught in Cuba to swing each time he sees a baserunner in motion regardless of the pitch — but the 28-year-old says his confidence and comfort level are on the rise. www.providencejournal.com/article/20150810/SPORTS/150819928/13933/breaking_ajax/?Start=1
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 10, 2015 11:18:39 GMT -5
The trade of Shane Victorino to the Angels has opened playing time for Rusney Castilloand allowed the Red Sox‘ $72.5MM man to impress his team, writes Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal. Castillo is hitting .333/.375/.444 in his latest recall from Triple-A, and Boston is impressed with his ability to quickly make adjustments based on advice from the coaching staff. Assistant hitting coach Victor Rodriguez has already made slight changes to Castillo’s stance in an effort to shorten his swing, and both player and team feel the results have been positive. There are still greater adjustments to be made, MacPherson continues — Castillo, for instance, was taught in Cuba to swing each time he sees a baserunner in motion regardless of the pitch — but the 28-year-old says his confidence and comfort level are on the rise. www.providencejournal.com/article/20150810/SPORTS/150819928/13933/breaking_ajax/?Start=1Good to see. He should have been up all year, but oh well.
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Post by grandsalami on Apr 23, 2016 14:31:28 GMT -5
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Post by radiohix on Apr 23, 2016 14:41:32 GMT -5
His arm is average and best in LF. I'm not overwhelmed by the bat - I'll pass, unless he comes super cheap, which I doubt. Iakovos for Red Sox Director of Scouting.
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Post by iakovos11 on Apr 23, 2016 16:03:54 GMT -5
His arm is average and best in LF. I'm not overwhelmed by the bat - I'll pass, unless he comes super cheap, which I doubt. Iakovos for Red Sox Director of Scouting. Put that in italics, I'm definitely no scout. In any event, any opinion I had about Castillo what based on what I had read, not any first hand observations. Way off about his arm, mostly right about the bat (so far), but would love to be rally wrong about that too.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 23, 2016 22:24:24 GMT -5
I just read through this whole thread because I remember being rather frustrated about making a yes or no decision on the guy due to a lack of real scouting info. Glad that recollection was essentially accurate.
Having seen him on and off now I still think they're giving him the short shrift. His defense was near plus last year and, frankly, I don't know how he's supposed to get better at hitting MLB pitching if he doesn't get to see MLB pitching. I still think he could be a league average CF for someone. He'll never be a .350 OBP guy but I could see .260/.310/.410 with good to near plus defense and an average arm. I think he could shorten his swing path a bit and try to give the overall swing a bit of loft. At the very least he should be on the roster and getting more playing time than Young, imho.
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Apr 24, 2016 0:32:32 GMT -5
I just read through this whole thread because I remember being rather frustrated about making a yes or no decision on the guy due to a lack of real scouting info. Glad that recollection was essentially accurate. Having seen him on and off now I still think they're giving him the short shrift. His defense was near plus last year and, frankly, I don't know how he's supposed to get better at hitting MLB pitching if he doesn't get to see MLB pitching. I still think he could be a league average CF for someone. He'll never be a .350 OBP guy but I could see .260/.310/.410 with good to near plus defense and an average arm. I think he could shorten his swing path a bit and try to give the overall swing a bit of loft. At the very least he should be on the roster and getting more playing time than Young, imho. I think he can be a decent 4th OF for us. Albeit an expensive one.
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Post by danr on Apr 24, 2016 1:33:43 GMT -5
Doesn't it seem a bit odd that they just have figured out that he can't hit breaking balls? If that really is the case, he isn't suddenly going to acquire that skill.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 25, 2016 7:18:07 GMT -5
I just read through this whole thread because I remember being rather frustrated about making a yes or no decision on the guy due to a lack of real scouting info. Glad that recollection was essentially accurate. That was the case for just about all Cuban players though. It was a total crap-shoot. Everything was from the workouts after not playing for 18 months.
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