Well, heck, if they love Lucy so much, if Castro doesn't improve, keep Lucy around.

Remember a few years ago when our backup Toby got hurt and everyone thought the season was over???

 

Its nice to have a catcher like AJP that makes your backup's effect on the season minimal. And if anything would happen to AJ, Im sure Flowers would come up and play everyday anyway.

Castro is making slow/no progress and has been shut down for a few days.

Remember a few years ago when our backup Toby got hurt

 

The way I first read this, it was like we had two Tobys and the backup one got hurt

The way I first read this, it was like we had two Tobys and the backup one got hurt

 

First base Toby got hurt, Catcher Toby didn't.

I'm actually happy for Donny Lucy. He's been around long enough that i want to root for him. Things didn't play out the way we wanted with Lucy, so might as well enjoy his time here while we can.

Castro is making slow/no progress and has been shut down for a few days.

I'd rather have Lucy anyway. Neither is likely to hit worth a damn, but Lucy can throw out runners, handles pitchers well, and brings some athleticism.

 

I'd rather have Lucy anyway. Neither is likely to hit worth a damn, but Lucy can throw out runners, handles pitchers well, and brings some athleticism.

 

This. If Castro had anything resembling a bat, maybe I'd like him, but he doesn't, and the team likes Lucy.

I'd rather have Lucy anyway. Neither is likely to hit worth a damn, but Lucy can throw out runners, handles pitchers well, and brings some athleticism.

 

I've long said I didn't understand burning 1 million on Castro when you have a guy who can probably put up .184/.262/.382/.643 which is what Castro put up with us last year. Lucy is a horrid hitter, but he's very good defensively (and calling games, good speed for a catcher) and at league minimum no less.

To be fair, Castro has some pretty decent pop in his bat.

To be fair, Castro has some pretty decent pop in his bat.

 

Ya he's got the pop, and Lucy has the speed. (though not sure if some of that is limited since his knee-cap got destroyed) I also think Castro just had a bad season adjusting to the AL too so I'll cut him some slack. (he did help Buehrle pitch a perfect game too) Just always thought 1 mil was steep for a backup catcher so I am being too harsh.

I've long said I didn't understand burning 1 million on Castro when you have a guy who can probably put up .184/.262/.382/.643 which is what Castro put up with us last year. Lucy is a horrid hitter, but he's very good defensively (and calling games, good speed for a catcher) and at league minimum no less.

Castro has, in his career, been a .730 OPS guy, and .773 OPS against RHP, and most of that as a backup catcher. It's possible there's some reason why he struggled last year...but it's incorrect to say he's a .182 hitter in his career. In his career, he has a an OPS against LHP 0.006 lower than AJ has against RHP.

I like how you just dismissed him as a player because he didn't hit last year, then said who cares about our backup catcher hitting as long as they call a good game.

Ummm....no thanks, we had Corky Miller last season, that didn't last very long, predictably.

 

Castro is a fine offensive catcher if healthy, and he's certainly far better than Lucy. That said, it's a nice opportunity for Donny. Here's hoping he takes advantage of it.