Stomper90
November-16th-2004, 06:20 PM
Vinny Castilla - 3B - MON * *
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Expos agreed to terms with third baseman Vinny Castilla, who had been with the Rockies, on a two-year, $6.2 million contract.
A two-year deal for a 37-year-old third baseman who hit .218/.281/.493 on the road last year? Castilla may not be a better player than Brendan Harris right now, and he's not someone who is going to bring D.C. residents to the park. Such a complete waste of limited resources. Nov. 16 - 6:01 pm et
Expos agreed to terms with shortstop Cristian Guzman, who had been with the Twins, on a four-year, $16.8 million contract.
GM Jim Bowden's first moves to turn around the Washington franchise border on disastrous. Already the team's second- and third-round picks are gone on players who wouldn't have been offered arbitration by their former clubs. $4.2 million per year for Guzman isn't so unreasonable. We don't think he's worth it, but worse shortstops have gotten bigger contracts. Guzman has stepped up defensively, and as long as he hits at the bottom of the lineup, he won't be too harmful offensively. Still, the Expos don't need average players locked into long-term deals right now. They might have had a chance to acquire a real asset at short at some point in the future. Now they'll pass it up if it happens. Nov. 16 - 6:02 pm et
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Expos agreed to terms with third baseman Vinny Castilla, who had been with the Rockies, on a two-year, $6.2 million contract.
A two-year deal for a 37-year-old third baseman who hit .218/.281/.493 on the road last year? Castilla may not be a better player than Brendan Harris right now, and he's not someone who is going to bring D.C. residents to the park. Such a complete waste of limited resources. Nov. 16 - 6:01 pm et
Expos agreed to terms with shortstop Cristian Guzman, who had been with the Twins, on a four-year, $16.8 million contract.
GM Jim Bowden's first moves to turn around the Washington franchise border on disastrous. Already the team's second- and third-round picks are gone on players who wouldn't have been offered arbitration by their former clubs. $4.2 million per year for Guzman isn't so unreasonable. We don't think he's worth it, but worse shortstops have gotten bigger contracts. Guzman has stepped up defensively, and as long as he hits at the bottom of the lineup, he won't be too harmful offensively. Still, the Expos don't need average players locked into long-term deals right now. They might have had a chance to acquire a real asset at short at some point in the future. Now they'll pass it up if it happens. Nov. 16 - 6:02 pm et