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Castro Activated - Roster up to 36

Gwreck Sep 12 2008 10:07 PM

Yes, that's right. Ramon Castro was activated off the DL, bringing the total active roster to 36 players. We could conceivably even hit 37 if Maine comes back before the end of the year. Your breakdown: 5 Starters (includes Niese) 13 Relievers 4 Catchers 7 Infielders 7 Infielders

metirish Sep 13 2008 04:04 AM

I'm surprised Castro didn't pull a hammy getting activated.

Rockin' Doc Sep 13 2008 11:28 AM

metirish - "I'm surprised Castro didn't pull a hammy getting activated." That would be Alou.

Elster88 Sep 13 2008 11:35 AM

Nah, Castro waits a few weeks and a few thousand double cheeseburgers first.

AG/DC Sep 13 2008 11:42 AM

Got to big the biggest September roster we've ever carried, no?

OlerudOwned Sep 13 2008 11:49 AM

When did we all turn on Castro? May not be the most conditioned athlete around, but I'm still very pro-Blastro!. There is no way Schneider and Castro shouldn't be in a straight platoon right now, look at Brian's lefty splits. .179/.286/.179 He's slugging his batting average against lefties. That ain't good.

AG/DC Sep 13 2008 11:54 AM

Does two well-earned cracks about Castro's tendency to get hurt mean "we've all turned on him? I don't think there's a single person here who doesn't prefer him over the Schneid against lefties, and probably more than a few who prefer him against righties as well. The only thing keeping him out of the lineup is injury-ness, not a lack of advocacy.

metirish Sep 13 2008 12:02 PM

Just taking the piss with Castro , wish he would stay healthy is all.

Elster88 Sep 13 2008 12:06 PM

I really do think he needs to lay off the fried foods. Nothing better for the back and legs then losing seventy pounds.

Gwreck Sep 14 2008 07:48 AM

On the pregame show on Saturday, Jerry said that Castro wasn't quite ready to catch but they could use him as a pinch hitter.

Centerfield Sep 15 2008 01:16 PM

Then you'll have to explain to me why Luis Castillo batted as the tying run in the ninth on Sunday.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 15 2008 01:20 PM

Good question. As I said in the IGT, I was expecting Easley, but at the time I wasn't aware that Damion was unavailable. Maybe they were out of second basemen? Had Argenis Reyes appeared yet? Either way, it's not a good excuse. I'd have put up Castro and tried to tie the game, and then taken my chances in extra innings with the best second baseman I could find. (Ramon Martinez, perhaps?)

Gwreck Sep 15 2008 02:39 PM

No, Reyes had not been used. With Church up with one out and two runners on, we had the following hitters due up against lefty Mike Gonzalez: Church (L) Castillo (S) Schneider (R) Pitcher's Spot On the bench, we had: Tatis (R) Evans (R) Castro (R) Cancel (R) Molina (R) Martinez (R) A Reyes (S) plus Easley (unavailable). I thought Tatis was the right choice for Church's spot, but clearly it should have been either Evans or Castro in Castillo's spot.

Centerfield Sep 15 2008 03:07 PM

People don't return from "pops" quickly. I suspect Easley is done for the year. Saw the replay when I came home, it looked like he swung at ball 4.