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On ‎12‎/‎8‎/‎2016 at 9:28 PM, badmamajama said:

Castillo, Revere, Carter, an utility INF and the Rule 5 guys, then bring on ST.

 

On ‎12‎/‎8‎/‎2016 at 9:28 PM, badmamajama said:

Castillo, Revere, Carter, an utility INF and the Rule 5 guys, then bring on ST.

 

On ‎12‎/‎8‎/‎2016 at 9:51 PM, Number5 said:

Here is FanRag Sports website:

http://www.fanragsports.com/mlb/

I don't see any mention of this, and I don't see any mention of a writer named Robert Murray.  Odd that after several hours, we have nothing on MLBTR, or anywhere else that I have seen.  Not saying the report is false, but I'm beginning to have my doubts.

     
Last season .264 .322 .423
.745 DRS 7 CS% 38. Nothing below average about those numbers and they are just a tick better than his career average
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6 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

Look at 2013-2015. Castillo is one of the worst pitch framers in the league. 

But...Dan said he was looking at stuff like pitch framing...

I admit it is going to be hilarious for me after all the complaining folks did about Matt's framing and pitch calling.

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4 hours ago, ChuckS said:

These things may all be true.  But he thew out 38 percent of baserunners last year (better than Wieters) with that mediocre arm. So either he has a pretty quick release or the Diamondbacks staff is amazing at holding runners.  

He's been 31 percent throughout his career where as the league average has been 28 percent.  I'm not worried about his throwing. 

As is most of our staff, with Buck's obsession with TTTP. I'm not worried either.

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1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

But...Dan said he was looking at stuff like pitch framing...

I admit it is going to be hilarious for me after all the complaining folks did about Matt's framing and pitch calling.

DD also said he was going to focus on OBP last year. He says things. Does not mean they will happen. 

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4 minutes ago, Number5 said:

Let's face it, there are only so many options at catcher out there, and they all have their warts.  Castillo, at about half of what it would take to sign Wieters, is as good a choice as any, IMO.

BTW Heyman congratulated Murray for his good work on this. For what that is worth.

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21 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

If you care about pitch framing and blocking, yet can't wait to see Sisco..Boy have I got bad news for you...

I'm guessing Castillo becoming available made the O's decide that Nick Hundley was better off as a memory?

Check out Sisco's passed balls number from last season.  It was the best in the organization.  I can't speak to his framing and I imagine you probably can't either unless you were out seeing him catch on a regular basis. 

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Baltimore Sun article says Castillo is looking for a three year deal.  That could be the hold up.  If the total cash is under 20 mil I don't really mind that.  I would rather do a 2/12 to 2/15 deal with an option for a third, that maybe includes a one or two million buy out.  

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2 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Check out Sisco's passed balls number from last season.  It was the best in the organization.  I can't speak to his framing and I imagine you probably can't either unless you were out seeing him catch on a regular basis. 

I know it sounds weird, but for a poor pitch-framer to have fewer passed balls makes perfect sense to me.  I caught in high school and I can tell you, we often tried to catch the ball at the end of the webbing on pitches just off the corner so that most of the glove was behind the plate.  I don't recall that we called it "framing" but more just a matter of presentation to the umpire to make it look like the pitch caught the corner.  Sometimes you misjudged it by a fraction of an inch, and the ball ticked off the glove and rolled back to the backstop.  Passed ball.

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3 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Baltimore Sun article says Castillo is looking for a three year deal.  That could be the hold up.  If the total cash is under 20 mil I don't really mind that.  I would rather do a 2/12 to 2/15 deal with an option for a third, that maybe includes a one or two million buy out.  

I wouldn't mind a three-year deal, as long as there isn't a no-trade clause.

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