The Mets outfield is crowded for the 2025 season. And it seems like Starling Marte is the odd man out. According to Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated, the Mets attempted to trade Marte in December to the Royals for reliever Hunter Harvey. The club was also willing to eat some of Marte’s contract, but the deal fell through. In the article, Ragazzo stated that the Mets viewed Marte as a...
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets are one of four teams who have inquired about the availability of Mariners’ ace Luis Castillo in recent days. Specifically, Rosenthal names the Mets, Cubs, Red Sox, and Orioles as the teams to have touched base with the Mariners on the righty. He reports that interest in Castillo jumped following the massive contract that lefty Max Fried...
Luis Castillo, RHP Position: SP B/T: R/R Age: 32 (12/12/1992) 2024 Traditional Stats: 30 starts, 175.1 IP, 3.64 ERA, 1.169 WHIP, 11-12, 175 K, 47 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 101 ERA+, 24.3% K%, 6.5% BB%, 3.94 xERA, 3.91 FIP, 3.82 xFIP, 2.3 fWAR, 1.8 bWAR Rundown No, not that Luis Castillo. It does seem somewhat appropriate though since the other Luis no longer has the worst dropped ball in Yankee...
Good morning, Mets fans! What a win! The Mets looked lifeless for the first eight innings of the rubber game against the Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon, going into the ninth with no hits. However, Bowden Francis, who was looking to complete his no-hit bid, was rudely greeted by the potential NL MVP Francisco Lindor. Lindor ripped a fastball into the right field bleachers to tie the game at one...
Sunday, August 11, 2024 • 7:10 PM T-Mobile Park • Seattle, WA RHP Luis Severino (7-5, 4.06) vs. RHP Luis Castillo (9-11, 3.48) ESPN The New York Mets look to avoid being swept to day in Seattle. The Mariners have shutout the Mets in back-to-back games this weekend. The Atlanta Braves finally won broke their losing streak, meaning the Mets lost control of the third wild card spot. Meanwhile, the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Last night, it was another tough go of it for the New York Mets’ offense against the elite pitching of the Seattle Mariners. After a tough first inning by Sean Manaea, the offense was unable to make any ground and New York dropped their second-straight game 4-0. The Mets have gotten shutout in back-to-back games and haven’t scored a run in 19 innings. New York will...
Saturday, September 2, 2023 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, New York RHP Luis Castillo (11-7, 3.01) vs. LHP David Peterson (3-7, 5.23) SNY The Mets are undefeated in the Ronny Mauricio era! Mauricio collected his first hit in his major league debut last night. The ball came off of his bat at 117.3 MPH, which was the hardest-hit ball by a New York Met this year. What a way to start his career....
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ 2023 season may be all but a lost cause, with the trade deadline in the rearview mirror, but they’ve now won four in a row after their 13-2 whomping of the Cardinals on Saturday. Their hot ways have brought them within six games of a Wild Card spot. They’ll look to stay hot and complete a four-game sweep of St. Louis Sunday at 2:15 p.m. ET....
Here’s a recap of the Mets’ minor-league action on Tuesday. The full-season teams were off for a rare mid-season break so only the rookie level teams were on the field. Rookie: FCL Marlins (10-7) 5 , FCL Mets (9-7) 3 BOX SCORE DH Willy Fanas, 2-for-4, 2 RBI (12) .218/.695 SS Diego Mosquera, 1-for-4, R, .317/.736 3B Jesus Baez, 1-for-2, 2 R, .209/.647 Top prospects Diego Mosquera and Jesus Baez...
This offseason, we’re looking at the Mets’ history with free agency. Leading off the list of forgettable signings were Roger Cedeño, Jeurys Familia, and James McCann. Next is a second baseman who starred for another NL East club, came to New York in a trade, but regressed once he was re-signed. Luis Castillo’s career as a Met is defined by a single play. Misplay would be more...
The National League Division Series continued on Wednesday night with the Braves beating the Phillies 3-0 behind six scoreless innings from Kyle Wright and the Padres beating the Dodgers 5-3 thanks to home runs from Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth. Both series are now tied at 1-1 and will resume on Friday. The American League Division Series had two games scheduled for Thursday, but the...
Luis Castillo Position: RHP Bats/Throws: R/R Date of Birth: 12/12/1992 Stats: 13 G, 3-4, 2.77 ERA, 78.0 IP, 3.2 WAR, 82 SO, 1.077 WHIP Advanced Stats: 3.05 FIP, 3.26 xERA, 25.6 K%, 8.4 BB% Rundown Luis Castillo is still the best pitcher available on the market with the trade deadline now a week away, and a plethora of contending teams in need of upgrading their starting pitching ahead of a hoped...
