Can the Mets dump Luis Castillo?
Castillo was unmovable last offseason, when he had three years and $18 million left on his ill-advised deal. Now, another year has been shaved off the contract, and Castillo has two years and $12 million remaining. The Mets desperately want to trade the second baseman to free space to sign free agent Orlando Hudson. Good luck. Castillo did stay reasonably healthy, aside from a fall down the dugout steps at Citi Field. And he did hit .302. But that average was somewhat inflated. After all, official scorers loved crediting Castillo with sacrifices when he bunted with runners on first base. Meanwhile, one caveat with Hudson: Dodgers skipper Joe Torre continually started Ronnie Belliard over him in October. 2. Uhhh, power? Daniel Murphy had the most homers of anybody in a Mets uniform with 12 last season. That actually has prompted team brass to revisit the issue of Citi Field’s dimensions – or at least the wall heights. Mets officials are considering removing the second level of padding i
