There is no doubt in my mind the Mets have wanted the dump Luis Castillo for months now. Here's a tidbit from Ken Rosenthal:
The Mets are desperate to move second baseman Luis Castillo to create a spot for free agent Orlando Hudson. The only way to do it would be to exchange Castillo's contract for another of similar value, but lots of luck. When the Mets asked the Rangers about a Castillo-for-Vicente Padilla — a swap that would require the Rangers to move Ian Kinsler to left field — they were told, "No thank you."The Mets are going to end up paying a ton of Castillo's contract wherever he goes. They might as well sign Hudson and hope they can find a suitor for Castillo.
That's actually probably a bad idea, as that would leave the Mets in a must-trade situation, and the rest of the clubs knowing they have the higher hand.
Well, I want Hudson and I don't want Castillo. Still, the Mets have bigger priorities and shouldn't focus on this.
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