The Mets entered last off-season with the goal of trading Luis Castillo and when their efforts failed to move him, they entered the season with him as their starting 2B.But a year later in which Castillo put up stellar table setter numbers, played the entire season healthy and is only owed 12MM over two more years the team seemed optimistic about their chances of moving him.
Clearly the Mets are trying hard to move Castillo and it would appear that the Cubs are extremely interested. The first two Mets rumors of the off-season have linked the Cubs to Castillo in a three way deal, both rumors have been dismissed but the Castillo to the Cubs part has not been disputed.
The Mets don't want Bradley and the Cubs don't appear willing to to give anyone else up in the deal which leaves Omar looking for a third team, which are very tough to pull off.
Despite early reports that Omar was surprised by the amount of interest in Castillo, it still seems like moving the 2B is going to be hard to do.
Castillo was a productive member of this team, he hit .302 in 142 games with a .387 OBP, but moving Castillo is more about changing the dynamic of the team then it is about his production.
Castillo somehow became the face of failure for Mets fans in 2008 an image he's been unable to live down. For Omar he's an injury risk on a team that cant afford injury risks.
It's always been speculated that Castillo had a negative impact on the clubhouse and while not one report has ever come out to substantiate those rumors, if the team is working this hard to move a .386 OBP table setter I have to believe there's more going on behind the scenes then appeasing the fans.
The gimpy Castillo's continued presence remains a stumbling block for the Mets, who would like to pursue free agents Orlando Hudson or Chone Figgins at second base if they could somehow find a taker for Castillo's contract. source NY Post
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