Some Bad News

Castillo is likely out for the year, the PG reports. The injury did look pretty ugly, but we won't know just how severe it is until the MRI results come back sometime today probably. Castillo is already on the 15-day DL Unfortunately, that means the return of everybody's favorite deadline acquisition, Ty Wigginton (and not Bobby Hill, man do we hate that guy). This is, as the article mentioned, a huge blow as Castillo was making a ton of progress this year and is one of the few players the team has committed to to be a starter for next year. It also brings up a potentially interesting debate down the road. If this is a serious knee injury like a torn MCL, it's possibilty Castillo will lose some mobility in the field. As the Stats Geek has previously mentioned, range has proven to be a bit of trouble for Castillo to this point in his career. It could be affected more by this injury. As much as we love watching Castillo and Jack Wilson turn double plays, Castillo certainly has an arm that could handle third base, a position where less range is required. With what we've seen from his first two years, he could certainly develop into a 20-25 homer a year player. The answer to our third base problem might be right in front of us.