This Season Root, Root, Root For Castillo

I know with this post I'm not going to be very popular with our readers. I was adamant this whole off-season of unloading Luis Castillo and signing Orlando Hudson. After last season I didn't want Luis Castillo anywhere near this team and was hoping against hope that the Mets would trade him or outright release him. Having said that I have come to accept the fact that Luis Castillo will be our everyday second baseman this season. On February 17, 2009, Luis Castillo will report to Port St. Lucie with David Wright, Jose Reyes and the rest of the 2009 New York Mets.Last year I was in the minority of not wanting to have Luis Castillo on the the Mets. Mets fans wanted Castillo based on his performance in 2007 when he was traded to the Mets from the Twins. I argued that he was injury prone and his range in the infield had been solidly decreasing. I was aware that when Castillo bats he got most of his power from his legs which have absorbed several injuries over the years inc...