Is Luis Castillo Possibly Available In A Trade?

[nicksaviking]

21 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

I think the new Glasnow deal with the Dodgers makes him a really good comparison to Luis Castillo. Years, Money, Age, Ability is all comparable. 

I think Glasnow's deal makes Castillo's deal look really, really good.

Not only is Castillo better, but he's missed seven starts in his career. Glasnow misses 10-20 starts every single season.

If all parties are willing, I'd take Castillo in a heartbeat. Is Castillo willing though? Seattle is pretty attractive to a lot of players. What would he require to waive his no trade clause.

[Riverbrian]

8 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

I think Glasnow's deal makes Castillo's deal look really, really good.

Not only is Castillo better, but he's missed seven starts in his career. Glasnow misses 10-20 starts every single season.

If all parties are willing, I'd take Castillo in a heartbeat. Is Castillo willing though? Seattle is pretty attractive to a lot of players. What would he require to waive his no trade clause.

I agree with both Chpettit and you on that. Castillo has almost double the innings and better numbers over the course of their careers. I still think it's a good comp because when you start getting into the air that these guys breath in financially... there is only so much more room to grow. 

I'd love to have Castillo on the team... just not sure the financials will work out in our favor on that. Although we must have a spare 20 million lying around just in case Sonny Gray took that QO. 😁

What would it require to waive his no trade? No-Trade Clauses are basically leverage. I think most players don't care as much about the city as Buster Posey suggests. I'm sure that they don't want to get traded to a team that is going to lose 100 games for awhile but what they really really want is the leverage. They have the right to say no and in order to get them to say yes... the agent is going to ask for better terms on the existing contract. For example, they might want to add a couple of players options or at least turn that vesting option into a player option or add an extra year. That leverage is something that the agent/player isn't going to just give away unless it is his life long dream to play for the Twins. 

Let's just say that it will take more than a coupon to Murrays to get him to waive the no-trade. 

Not only do the Twins have to be able to fit that contract into their budget. They have to be able to fit what the better contract will look like. 

I won't spend a lot of time wondering if it will happen.