Get ready for some rich-on-rich crime at the Major League Baseball trade deadline. Turns out, the Yankees might not be the only big spenders, with money and assets, who are lusting for pitching for the second half of the season and the postseason.
According to Jon Morosi of MLB.com (Twitter link), the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds have had preliminary talks about Cincinnati starter Luis Castillo — as the Dodgers join a growing list of teams who’d like to add the right-hander at the right price. According to reports, the Twins, Padres, Mets, Yankees, and Blue Jays have inquired in recent weeks, and that’s probably not a complete list.
Here’s what MLBtraderumors.com — which lists Castillo as the fourth most desired trade target — reports:
“The right-hander is arbitration-eligible through 2023, but Cincinnati has no hope of competing this season. With the opportunity to market two possible postseason pushes to contenders, Castillo’s value around the league will never be higher than it is this summer.
“The 29-year-old Castillo carries a personal-best 2.92 ERA through his first 12 starts of the season. He’s been in peak form of late, tossing 20 innings of three-run ball with 25 strikeouts and five walks over his past three outings. Of course, Castillo has a multi-year track record as one of the sport’s better pitchers. He’s allowed fewer than four earned runs per nine innings in five of his six big league campaigns. One of the game’s hardest throwers, he typically blends a rare combination of swing-and-miss and ground-ball upside. This season’s respective 25.3% strikeout rate and 49.7% grounder percentage are both down a bit from his best levels, but each remains decidedly above-average.
“Castillo missed the first month of this season with shoulder soreness. That set him off on a less than ideal start, but he’s rounded into form over the past few weeks. Although his fastball velocity was down a tick in May, he’s built arm strength as the season has worn on. According to Statcast, Castillo has averaged 97.7 MPH on his four-seam and 97.1 MPH on his sinker through his two starts this month. That’s in line with or better than last year’s respective 97.1 MPH and 97.3 MPH season averages, seemingly putting away any concerns clubs might’ve had stemming from his early-season injury.”
The Yankees’ rotation and bullpen — among the best in the majors — have been better than expected this season, but in matchups with the Astros and Red Sox have shown that they might not be good enough to steer the club to a world championship. Castillo would give them one more elite-level arm.
Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Reds have asked the Yankees for one of their top shortstops — Anthony Volpe or Oswald Peraza — as an opening bid. The Yankees have indicated Volpe is untouchable.
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