03 Feb 2021 12:31:41
NY METS last 2 moves

1. Trade w/ Reds
Mets get -
Castillo and Eugenio Suarez

Reds get -
JD Davis, Familia ($5mil), Vientos, Szapucki and Junior Santos


2. Sign defensive CF -
Almora


Lineup
LF - Nimmo
SS - Lindor
2b - McNeil
DH - Alonso
RF - Conforto
3b - Suarez
1b - D. Smith
C - McCann
CF - Almora

Bench
Guillorme (ss, 2b, 3b)
Nido (C)
Jose Martinez (LF, RF, 1b)
Heredia (OF)

Rotation
deGrom
Castillo
Carrasco
Stroman
Peterson / Lucchesi
Thor

Pen
Diaz
May
Lugo
Betances
Hand
Castro
Loup
Lucchesi / Drew Smith


This is a deep team.
Good lineup
Much improved defense
Great rotation
Improved pen


1.) 03 Feb 2021
03 Feb 2021 13:36:29
Guys, you aren't getting Luis Castillo for anything short of an elite, controllable player and probably a top 50 prospect as well.

Adding in Suarez as well? Yeah, Mets would need to include Francisco Alvarez AND Ronny Mauricio, just to begin the conversation.


2.) 03 Feb 2021
03 Feb 2021 14:11:01
At the beginning of the offseason I'd agree with you.
But so far the major trade didn't get packages like you are saying.
Lindor, Darvish, Snell, Arenado didn't get back top prospects
Teams who need to dump salary are taking lesser players.


3.) 03 Feb 2021
03 Feb 2021 16:50:23
Lindor is a rental.
Darvish is old and expensive.
Snell is on a 3-year deal that is moderately expensive.
Arenado is crazy expensive.

Castillo is still under team control for three seasons and the Reds have zero reason to move him.

And for what it’s worth, the Rays got a really good return on Snell.


4.) 03 Feb 2021
03 Feb 2021 17:28:14
Castillo isn't a salary dump, either.

Trading Castillo would represent an opportunity for the Reds to get more youth in their system and try to rebuild a core.

If they want to dump salary, they'll likely start with Sonny Gray, Suarez, or even Moustakas.

But trading Castillo for a lesser return doesn't make any sense.