The "Intrigued by Welington Castillo" Thread

[jaxxradio]

Sorry to be the guy who has to tell you guys this...

 

Wellington Castillo hurt his thumb at Pringles Park during the Smokies series with the D'Jaxx. He saw a hand specialist in Chicago yesterday. There is a really good chance he has a fractured or broken thumb.

 

The kid has talent.. solid defensively and calls a really good game.

 

The kid I was really intrigued with was Lansford. If you put him in the Majors (obviously he wouldn't hit a lick in the show right now), he would be a top three defensive 3B in the game.

[TruffleShuffle]

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[Guest]

Meet the Future: U.S. and World catchers[/url]"]Welington Castillo (World Team)

Cubs (Double-A Tennessee)

 

The lone member of the Cubs organization in the Futures Game, Castillo will enter Yankee Stadium on the heels of one of the hottest streaks of his career. The Cubs promoted Castillo from the Florida State League to Tennessee at the start of June, and in the 18 games that followed, Castillo hit at a .333 clip. Suddenly, an OPS that was just .638 in A-ball blossomed to 1.029 in Double-A.

 

If anything, the pitcher-friendly Florida State League can be blamed for Castillo's lower numbers, as his obvious power was sapped in Daytona. Castillo hit 11 home runs in 98 games in Peoria in 2007, so it was only a matter of time before balls started clearing the fences in 2008. Sure enough, in his fourth game with the Smokies, Castillo hit a home run, and then four more in his following 18 games in the Southern League, including three in one week.

 

In total, since his promotion, Castillo hit safely in 15 of his first 18 games. The catcher could be especially dangerous against the two southpaws on the United States roster, as the Dominican is hitting .411 against left-handed pitchers in 2008.

[Guest]

Good news:

 

Castillo won't require surgery and could return as early as Saturday so Reed's stay could be a short one.

[Jon]

Awesome.

[fromthestretch]

The kid I was really intrigued with was Lansford. If you put him in the Majors (obviously he wouldn't hit a lick in the show right now), he would be a top three defensive 3B in the game.

 

Does Lansford offer anything offensively? His minor league numbers don't really give me any hope, so I'm curious if anyone has seen anything about his hitting that could fuel any optimism.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Lansford is roster filler.