February 06, 2008
The Castillo Connection
Luis Castillo had a hand in bringing Johan Santana to the Mets:
"When I got traded," Castillo said on a conference call yesterday from the Dominican Republic, "I remember Johan, in the locker room, we talked for 20 minutes. He told me he wanted to play for the Mets.
"So when I got over there I told (GM Omar) Minaya that Johan liked the Mets. I told him, 'I know he'll make a lot of money, but he's a great pitcher, and we need him here.' "
It makes you wonder, if the Twins had kept Castillo, would Johan have accepted the organization's contract offer?
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It also confirms the Mets were the favorite to sign the pitcher if he ever hit free agency.
It also explains why the Mets gave that ridiculous 4-year, $24 million contract to the ghost of Luis Castillo, when players like T. Iguchi could provide similar production for much cheaper.