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Castillo, Luis

 - Second Base, New York Mets
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NL
Age 34
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Luis, Luis

Dollar Value: $ 5
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Castillo is an excellent roster filling choice for those people who operate under the "get something" principle of end-of-draft strategies. The idea is that rather than get a player who is mediocre in everything, you get a player who functions well in a category or two. A single player won't kill you in a category, but a good steals total, or an extra three or four points of average might score you some crucial points. Castillo fits this to a T by being a reliable .290-.300 hitter every single year since 2001 except 2008's injury-shortened campaign. After his hip issues, he's no longer the 40+ base-stealer he once was, but he still is capable of getting 20 bases.

Castillo's value takes something of a hit because he's another year older and with a healthy Mets roster he may spend more time towards the bottom of the lineup than before. .290-75-1-35-20. 475ABs
Positives / Upside Same old Luis. The Mets have no obvious alternative here, so you can count on a decent amount of average, steals and runs to fill your middle infield. .300-80-1-45-20. 525ABs
Negatives / Downside He no longer has any ability to drive the ball, so any RBI are mainly an accident of circumstance. He's another year older so you can't rule out a drop off in average and steals. Castillo is obviously not the future for the Mets, so if they drop out of contention expect the Mets to experiment with second base (and other positions). .280-65-1-35-10. 450ABs
Recommendation Buy at cost
Draft Position 335
 
 


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