Jose Castillo vrs Freddy Sanchez

[jealousblues]

They are putting comprable stats

Sanchez plays more positions but isnt necessarially gaurenteed to start.

Who is teh better bet this year, or will neigher keep it up?

[GSes]

Castillo, and its not even close

[j24jags]

Castillo and it's sorta close

[mak1277]

Depends on what you're looking for really. Castillo is going to hit more homers, and should theoretically steal more bases, but he's probably more like a .280-.290 hitter. Sanchez is legitimately a .310-.325 hitter, and I think he has the power to hit 15-20 bombs. If I had my choice, I'd take Castillo. That's ironic because I drafted Castillo in my NL-only, then dropped him during his big slump and I now have Sanchez.

Anyway, in real life I think it's Castillo in a walk, because he's one of the top 2 or 3 defensive second basemen in all of baseball.

[mak1277]

Also, I wouldn't worry too much about Sanchez's playing time. He's locked in at third base right now and a timetable hasn't even been set for Randa's rehab to start. By the time Randa's ready to play, Sanchez will either still be hitting .330+ (in which case he'll still be playing) or he will have proved he's not fully ready to play every day.

[spamnon]

what kind of speed do you expect from either of these guys? does jose castillo have 20 steal potential? more?

[slomo007]

what kind of speed do you expect from either of these guys? does jose castillo have 20 steal potential? more?

You could probably argue that he has 20 steal potential, but hitting 7th in the lineup like he is, 10-15 steals are the more realistic approach.

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