Yardbarker: Alberto Castillo

Orioles - Released Walker

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:01:51 -0500

Baltimore Orioles - Released P Jamie Walker; recalled P Alberto Castillo One notable characteristic of the Thrift and Beat Again regimes in Baltimore is that as poorly as they ran the team, there were very few monumentally bad signings. Instead, they specialized in flooding the Orioles with completely pointless signings, Jamie Walker's 3-year, $12 million contract before the 2007 season a notable example. After one positive season with the O's, Walker turned into a LNOGY in 2008, spo...

Good Bye Walker

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:52:56 -0500

OAKLAND, Calif. - Feeling that they could no longer count on Jamie Walker to get left-handed hitters out, the Orioles will announce the release of the struggling reliever today despite still owing him approximately $3 million. To take his place on the roster, the Orioles will select the contract of left-handed reliever Alberto Castillo, who has [...]

Jamie Walker Released, Alberto Castillo Called Up...

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:14:00 -0500

Lefty reliever Jamie Walker will be released from the Baltimore Orioles at some point today. In turn, Alberto Castillo will be called up from Triple-A Norfolk. Obviously, this is not a surprise as most saw this coming. Much like I said a few days ago, I have had the chance the chat with Walker on a few opportunities -- he's a great guy, and one who cares about the military as well taking responsibility for his job. It's too bad that he was not given a chance to work through his proble...

Orioles To Release Jamie Walker

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:55:07 -0500

Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun reports that the Orioles will release lefty reliever Jamie Walker. Baltimore still owes Walker about $3MM, but they were no longer satisfied with his production. To replace Walker, they called up Alberto Castillo, another lefty who pitched for the O's last year and has performed well at Triple A Norfolk so far in 2009. Zrebiec writes that the move is "not all that surprising" because lefties are hitting .458 against Walker this year. The pitcher...

Shawn Chacon and Armando Benitez Sign With Newark

Sun, 03 May 2009 17:14:42 -0500

The Newark Bears continue to add former big leaguer’s to their roster. Former Yankees pitcher Shawn Chacon signed with the Bears. Word is that former Mets closer Armando Benitez isn’t far behind. The Bears roster is full of big league talent. Carl Everett, Michael Tucker, Keith Foulke, and Alberto Castillo are just a few of the [...]

Jose Lima and Hideki Irabu Have a Home

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:42:30 -0500

With these two phrases, I now pronounce the Long Beach Armada of the Golden Baseball League to be both ridiculous and entertaining."THE FAT TOAD""LIMA TIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMME"That's right folks, the Armada have now officially signed Hideki Irabu and Jose Lima to be in their starting rotation. These two were good starters in 1999, but not so much in 2009.If the Armada sign Rich Garces and Randall Simon, then I will officially declare them "the most ridic...

O's Lose to Twins; Johnson Ailing, Liz to the 'Pen, Quick Hits...

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:39:33 -0500

The Baltimore Orioles lost to the Minnesota Twins across Alligator Alley, 5-3, on Monday. Despite two home runs by Aubrey Huff and two hits by Carlos Rojas, they were not enough to counter shaky pitching. The Orioles' newest acquisition, Mark Hendrickson started the game and went three innings, allowing two runs on five hits; however, much of the damage was done against David Pauley who went 1 2/3 innings while allowing two runs on four hits and striking out one. Before Pauley came into t...

Mets Down O's, 9-8; Bullpen Nothing Short of Horrible The Final Two Innings...

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:15:50 -0500

Koji Uehara struggled on Monday, and the Baltimore Orioles bullpen allowed the Mets to stage a comeback win, 9-8, in the latter innings of the game. With the score tied at eight in the ninth inning, Rene Rivera hit a solo home run off reliever Alberto Castillo to send New York to victory. Unlike ...