Castillo for Snyder?

by Bobby Baseball on Nov 20, 2009 7:19 PM EST Comment 23 comments

So the Mets have been trying very hard to move Luis Castillo and the DBacks have been trying to move Chris Snyder. A bad contract for a bad contract. However, everything has been complicated by a third team and Milton Bradley. First it is Lyle Overbay. Then it is Kevin Millwood, whats next?

The Mets obviously need a catcher. They want power. I've heard the Diamondbacks want a second baseman with speed and who is a veteran to lead their young infield, someone who can also get on base. Castillo fits that mold.

So I say ditch the third team and do Castillo for Snyder straight up. What do you guys think?

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Is Castillo for Snyder straight up a fair trade?

Yes

70 votes

No

25 votes

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do it

by t agee on Nov 20, 2009 8:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

well um

who do we get for second base? and if your answer is Hudson, then I think you have just exchanged one bad contract at 2b for what will surely be another one

by Endys Game on Nov 20, 2009 9:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

this guy

"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09

by cjmulrain on Nov 21, 2009 4:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bootsy Thornton?

by James Kannengieser on Nov 21, 2009 10:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I would actually prefer Polanco

Gas prices today are a lot like a pitcher's ERA. Anything under 3 is amazing, under 4 is pretty good and anything 5 and up is something you want to avoid.

by Bobby Baseball on Nov 21, 2009 12:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Felipe Lopez

Polanco is a Type A.

by boom_roasted on Nov 21, 2009 1:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think the Tigers will offer Polanco arbitration

They just added Scott Sizemore to their roster.

Gas prices today are a lot like a pitcher's ERA. Anything under 3 is amazing, under 4 is pretty good and anything 5 and up is something you want to avoid.

by Bobby Baseball on Nov 22, 2009 12:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

How much would he get if they offered it?

They’re having hella financial problems so if it’s a decent sized number I wouldn’t be shocked if they didn’t.

by Gina on Nov 22, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'd have to look at Snyder's medical records,

otherwise it’s a blind guess. Castillo is below average, but not by much. He’s not a black hole at 2b. Is Castillo + Zaun really a worse bet bet than Snyder + $2m 2b?

Snyder was having a good 2009 through the end of May, then lost it completely. I have no idea what to expect from him.

by SeanSchirmer on Nov 21, 2009 9:16 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

'09 medical records

as you may know he had to have back surgery following the season. it was a microdisectomy of a herniated disc which if you read at webmd, isn’t exactly ideal for a guy who bends down for a living. i’d be worried about him going forward.

here is how his 2009 season looked as a result of the back woes:

Aug 29, 2009: Back injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to August 26).
Aug 28, 2009: Gluteus maximus, day-to-day.
Jul 28, 2009: Missed 31 games (back injury).
Jun 23, 2009: Back injury, 15-day DL.
Jun 21, 2009: Back injury, day-to-day.
Jun 20, 2009: Missed 2 games (back injury).
Jun 18, 2009: Back injury, day-to-day.

by robcast23 on Nov 21, 2009 9:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the research, rob.

That particular procedure worries me to, for a catcher. What you posted tilts the Mets away from making the deal, imo.

by SeanSchirmer on Nov 21, 2009 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

thanks for looking that up

yeah, not sure about a catcher with a bunch of missed games due to back injuries

by JoshNY on Nov 22, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

For those who voted, I asked if it was a FAIR trade, not necessarily a good one.

Gas prices today are a lot like a pitcher's ERA. Anything under 3 is amazing, under 4 is pretty good and anything 5 and up is something you want to avoid.

by Bobby Baseball on Nov 21, 2009 12:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Who has a worse contract?

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 21, 2009 12:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Well

Snyder was given his contract before the back problems right? If so I’d say the D-backs just got unlucky, where as everyone but Omar new the Castillo contract was bad before it was signed.

by Gina on Nov 21, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If not for his back problems I would say yes

But I’d have to know more about his long-term prospects, since moving Castillo means having to pay someone else to play second base it would depend on whether we’d actually get use out of Snyder.

by Gina on Nov 21, 2009 3:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

How about if the Dbacks threw in a B level prospect?

Would that be too unrealistic?

Gas prices today are a lot like a pitcher's ERA. Anything under 3 is amazing, under 4 is pretty good and anything 5 and up is something you want to avoid.

by Bobby Baseball on Nov 21, 2009 4:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs