Not that Castillo is a major upgrade or anything but am I the only one to have noticed that that the Easley-Reyes platoon basically sucks?

Manuel said Luis Castillo, in a surprising move that actually could benefit the Mets, asked to stay on the disabled list

"Surprising", probably. But the tone of "actually could benefit the Mets" is unabashedly accusatory of malingering.

I haven't played at that level, and I don't know the exact philosophy of players admitting injuries to the coaching staff. But I'd want honesty like that from my players. Don't be a hero - if you don't think you can help the team, then stay off the field and your backup will cover you. If Kevin Brown had told Joe Torre that he wasn't likely to help the team during the playoffs a few years ago, perhaps everything would have turned out completely differently.

Certainly at this point in his career, I expect that Castillo understands in what ways he's good for the team. If he feels that Easly and Reyes can do better things for the team than he can, it's completely best for the team for him to stay on the DL.

No, they do suck, but Reyes is scrappy and Easley's a veteran. It's the perfect storm of suck forgiveness.

Even taking into account Utley and Pedroia, how far below average is the Easley/Reyes platoon against ALL mlb 2Bers this year? I assume they are below, is it really REALLY far below? A lot of offensive black holes exist at that position across baseball.

Even taking into account Utley and Pedroia, how far below average is the Easley/Reyes platoon against ALL mlb 2Bers this year? I assume they are below, is it really REALLY far below? A lot of offensive black holes exist at that position across baseball.

BPro has Easley at 10.9 runs below position, Fake Reyes at 5.5 runs below.

Fake Reyes

When the announcer says his name, it sounds like "Our Heinous Reyes". Shouldn't that should be his nickname?

Castillo's dearth of unrealistic self-confidence is unusual for a ballplayer. Sure, maybe he thinks R. Heinous Reyes is the wave of the future, but Easley too?

Actually, Crispix, Our Heinous Reyes IS his nickname in chatter, but seeing you spell it R. Heinous Reyes, I kind of like that better. Maybe just Heinous Reyes. That basically IS the pronunciation, yeah.


BPro has Easley at 10.9 runs below position, Fake Reyes at 5.5 runs below.

Yikes.

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This sounds wrong. I don't think I believe it.

This is really bad. The Mets have been so reluctant to activate him that I am sure that Castillo's feeling a little unwanted. The Mets need to realize how bad that platoon is.

This sounds wrong. I don't think I believe it.

Said Maury Chass to any statistic other than RBI and AVG.