Typically irony could be merciless, and within the case of outfielder Nick Castellanos, it wasn’t too variety to him on Wednesday.
According to a team announcement, the Padres have designated the 34-year-old for project and have chosen the contract of infielder/outfielder Samad Taylor from Triple-A El Paso to exchange him. Castellanos had been a catastrophe of a signing for the Padres, who took an opportunity on the two-time All-Star when he was launched by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Mockingly, Castellanos’s designation for project comes whereas the Friars play his former membership, and he had a video tribute performed for him on Tuesday in his return to Philadelphia. The previous Silver Slugger (2021) didn’t seem in Tuesday’s sport.
In 39 video games with the Padres, Castellanos batted under the Mendoza line of .200 (.191), with a .560 OPS, .221 on-base proportion, .339 slugging proportion and hitting 4 residence runs. Castellanos additionally proved to be a legal responsibility within the discipline.
The Padres are getting a greater participant in Taylor, who was batting .319 with a .906 OPS and 9 stolen bases (caught as soon as) in El Paso. Taylor has seen components of three seasons within the massive leagues with the Kansas Metropolis Royals and Seattle Mariners.
The Phillies are in the identical boat because the Padres for proper discipline
The Phillies are nonetheless on the hook to pay Castellanos’s $20 million wage, whereas the Padres signed him to the league minimal. And to make issues worse for them, Castellanos’s substitute, Adolis Garcia, has not carried out any higher. The Phillies have $30 million in lifeless cash sitting in proper discipline (Garcia is making $10 million).
Garcia has confirmed to be the identical participant as Castellanos, slashing .193/.275/.297 with a .572 OPS and 4 residence runs, however supplied higher defensive — Castellanos posted a -24 DRS in 19 video games in proper discipline, whereas Garcia was 12 occasions higher (-2). Given Garcia’s manufacturing, he might not be far behind Castellanos on the DFA practice.
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