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Mar
20

Could Luis Castillo be wearing a new uniform by tonight?

By juan

In a tweet by Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com, he says that second baseman Luis Castillo may find a new team by tonight.

Castillo was released by the Mets two days ago, and he was quickly linked to the Marlins and Phillies both teams with question marks right now at second base.

Phillies’ assistant general manager Scott Proefrock was asked about the possibility of acquiring Castillo and he said “That remains to be seen.” The Marlins have internally discussed the possibility of re-acquiring the second baseman as well.

Castillo was hoping to get a new contract to continue his career. “I’m fine, man. I’ve done a lot of things in baseball,” said Castillo. “”I’m going to wait, go home and hope to catch on with another team.”

The switch hitting Castillo posted a .604 OPS in 2011, which ranked 291st among 305 players with at least 250 plate appearances in the majors last year.

Categories : free-agent