The Dodgers have designated Juan Castro for assignment, tweets Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times. Castro signed a minor-league deal with the team on July 27 after being released by Philadelphia the previous week.
The veteran utility infielder, never known as a strong hitter over his 16 major league seasons, had a .470 OPS in 140 plate appearances with the Phillies and Dodgers this year. Castro signed a $700K deal with Philadelphia in the offseason that will also pay him an extra $50K for the buyout of his $750K team option for 2011.
Hopefully they’ll just send him to the minors and then get called back up on September 1st when the rosters expand.
why in the world would they even do that?
why do you want him?
He is a good defensive SS. He is the perfect emergency SS for any organization. I would stash him on my AAA team any day of the week.