JUAN CASTRO RUMORS & GOSSIP

Veteran infielder Juan Castro decided to call it a career on Sunday. The 39-year-old Castro will remain in the Los Angeles Dodgers' organization by becoming a special assistant in the front office. Castro batted .286 (4-for-14) and collected one RBI in seven games this season. Known as a defensive specialist, Castro finished his career with a .229 average, 36 homers and 234...

Juan Castro has retired. Excuse me while I go jump for joy. ********************************************************************** Game Thread Gwynn LF Furcal SS Ethier RF Kemp CF Loney 1B Uribe 3B Navarro C Miles 2B Lilly P ********************************************************************** -Some actual analysis from me? Say it ain't so. I actually...

I thought someone was playing a practical joke or something. Because for the first time in so long I saw a roster move that made a ridiculous amount of sense. The Dodgers announced today that they designated Jay Gibbons and Juan Castro for assignment. This was so long overdue, I don't know what the thinking was with keeping these guys around. There is no shortage of options or...

The Dodgers have designated 38-year old righty swinging infielder Juan Castro for assignment. Castro played in 7 games for the Dodgers this year and he was 4 for 14 (.286 avg, .619 OPS) with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. He played in 277 games in parts of 8 years with the Dodgers and he was 116 of 561 (.207 avg, .530 OPS) with 64 runs scored, 3 homers, 33 RBIs and 1 stolen base. This...

Los Angeles Dodgers have signed infielder Juan Castro to a Minor League deal according to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. The contract will include a Major League Spring Training invitation. Castro will receive $500.000 if he makes the club. The 38-year old infielder is viewed as a defensive insurance. ]]>

According to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, the Dodgers have designated infielder Juan Castro for assignment. Castro, 38, played one game for the Dodgers this season. He was 0-for-3 with 1 walk. He played 54 games for the Philadelphia earlier this year. He hit .198 with 13 RBIs in 54 games with the Phillies. The Dodgers signed the infielder to a Minor League contract on July 17.

According to USA Today, the Phillies have released Juan Castro.  The move was made to clear a roster spot for Placido Polanco who is returning from the DL. Castro, signed a one year contract which guaranteed him $750K with Philadelphia. The team is still on the hook for the $315K owed to him during the remainder of the year, plus the $50K buyout of his $750K option for next...

Former Dodger Juan Castro, now a bench player for the Philadelphia Phillies, broke up the no-hitter being thrown by Red Sox's righty Dice-K Matsuzaka Saturday night in the 8th inning. The Red Sox won 5-0.3 other former Dodgers played in the game: Adrian Beltre had 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, and a fine defensive play to preserve the no-no in the 8th; J.D. Drew had 2 Singles and an RBI...

Everything was going well for Jimmy Rollins. He was batting .391 with a home run. His improved patience led to an increased number of walks, and a .516 on-base percentage. His extra base hits gave him a .739 slugging percentage. Once he got on base, he scored. He was red hot. The last thing we all wanted to see was for him to get hurt. But it happened. Rollins landed on the disabled...

The Phillies are set to sign their first free agent of the offseason: utility infielder Juan Castro! Wait, that doesn't get you excited? What's not to like about a 15 year MLB veteran who has a career .230 batting average?Word has come out today that the Phillies and Castro have agreed to a one year contract pending a physical. Castro, who will turn 38 next June, will take over...