The Baltimore Orioles have had a puzzling offseason following back-to-back disappointing postseason appearances.
The entrance workplace has as soon as once more been conservative regardless of having a roster able to win a World Collection straight away if given somewhat assist.
After watching ace Corbin Burnes go away to signal a 6-year take care of the Arizona Diamondbacks this offseason, one analyst believes the O’s ought to commerce for an additional ace from the Seattle Mariners.
Chris Gimenez stated on MLB Community radio, “The man I really feel like they actually ought to go for, although, as a result of I believe it could be much less of a bundle to return to the opposite staff is Luis Castillo.”
May the @Orioles make one other transfer to bolster their pitching workers?@ChrisGimenez5 says they need to discover a commerce for Seattle’s Luis Castillo.
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He stated Castillo would price lower than somebody like Dylan Stop as a result of his contract nonetheless has three years left.
The massive cash remaining on his contract would require a lot much less prospect capital in return.
The Mariners have been rumored to be a main candidate to deal from their rotation all offseason given how robust their rotation is in comparison with their anemic offense, and Castillo can be the apparent candidate to be dealt given the youth and affordability of their different 4 starters, Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Bryan Woo, and Bryce Miller.
Castillo isn’t fairly the ace he was a number of years in the past, however he’s nonetheless a powerful No. 2, as Gimenez stated.
He’d instantly slot into the highest of Baltimore’s rotation and wouldn’t make an enormous dent in its coveted pool of high-level prospects.
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