White Sox - Acquired Castro

Chicago White Sox - Acquired C Ramon Castro and some cash for P Lance Broadway. Excellent move by the White Sox here. It's not going to push the Sox to win the division, but when acquiring talent, when you can get a league-average player very cheaply, it's very hard to resist it. This move also represents some very odd planning by the Mets. Omir Santos, the player who has made Castro "expendable" is a 28-year-old with a career .636 OPS in AAA ball who has had a couple of big homers in the majors. This is akin to winning $25 in a scratch-and-win from the 7-11 and deciding that your State Lottery has made your 401k expendable. A.J. Pierogie is going nowhere, however, so Castro's going to see a lot of bench time. Theoretically, the White Sox could give Castro some time against lefties (Pierzynski has a career .654 OPS against them), but I wouldn't want to count on it, as the White Sox haven't shown much of an inclination to spell the Polish Prince...