On Tuesday night, the New York Yankees finally found their second basemen of the present and future when they acquired Starlin Castro from the Chicago Cubs for Adam Warren and Brendan Ryan.
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The Yankees will pay Castro $37 million over the next four years.
Castro batted. 265 with 11 home runs and 69 RBI, a significant decline from 2014 when he batted.
And although Castro was one of the biggest disappointments over the first half of 2015, once he switched to second base, it looked as though he became a new player. In his best seasons, he’s been one of the game’s better young middle infielders, but his worst seasons have been unimpressive.
Castro has been with the Cubs since 2010 and has a career average of. 353 from August 14 through the end of the regular season. If Castro plays up to his potential, giving up someone who is generally thought of a as a fourth or fifth starter might be a decent bargain. “I was really grateful for many years for that”. “These awards mean the world to me, and I couldn’t be more proud of how everything has happened”.
Without Castro, the Yankees in-house options at second were Dustin Ackley and Rob Refsnyder. I think we always talk about the difference between what we know at this moment and what we think we know about 2020, 2021. Did the Yankees just get a steal?
The 25-year-old used to play shortstop when he started with the Cubs, but he was very prone to a lot of errors and lapses, which made Chicago move him to second base when Addison Russell was promoted to the majors.
This makes three of the Braves’ top five or six prospects that came from the Diamondbacks system, with Swanson (the new No. 1) and Blair joining Touki Toussaint, who was picked up in a salary dump last summer.
Castro is a. 281 lifetime hitter and did lead the National League in 2011 with 207 hits. But he batted just.
In losing Warren, the Yankees sacrificed a 28-year-old who proved last season he could be either a starter or a reliever, and that versatility served the Yankees well. That second tier of free agents remain on the table and the role of a baseball GM leaves little time to remain idle with the competitive nature and balance that has consumed their time. That same executive said, “Cash, (Cashman) is not done”. Mark and I discussed the latest trade rumors on Jose Fernandez and whether or not he believes Fernandez will be a member of the Miami Marlins on Opening Day. The move made sense for both teams as they try to improve their roster. “History will tell you that a 26 to a 32 or 33, you’ve got a chance to be your most productive”.
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“Whatever these contracts are going off the board at, the $200 million-level or whatever it is, add 50 percent markup on that to us”, Cashman said. Mets assistant general manager John Ricco said Flores is expected to be ready for spring training.
