• Where Are They Now: Luis Castillo Joining Mets

  • Long-time Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo is making his way back to the NL East as the Twins just traded him to the Mets for minor leaguers. Luis was one of the longest tenured Marlins and played on both the 1997 (although he was demoted long before the playoffs) and the 2003< championship teams. He still holds numerous team records. It was a busy day in our division as the Braves closed in on slugger Mark Teixeira in exchange for Jarrod Saltalamacchia and three minor leaguers while the Phillies acquired pitcher Kyle Lohse. So far, nothing from the Fish.

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  • Trades I Can Live With

  • A brief paragraph in the Palm Beach Post suggests the Marlins are looking at some trades:

    One baseball source said the Marlins are telling teams that catcher Miguel Olivo, right-hander Byung-Hyun Kim and relief pitcher Armando Benitez are available. The team does not plan to trade Dontrelle Willis, the source said.

    This is one Marlins fan who hopes we can get some value for all these guys. Olivo‘s catching and handling of the pitchers has been pretty weak this season and Benitez has been shaky at best. We’ll probably miss BK Kim because we don’t have that many healthy starting pitchers left. Lets hope we can convince a team to give up some decent minor-league talent.

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  • Bill Robinson Passes Away

  • Former Marlins hitting coach Bill Robinson has passed away. Robinson was on the Marlins staff for four years, including the 2003 World Series championship team.

    “The entire Florida Marlins organization is deeply saddened and shocked by the sudden loss of Bill Robinson,” Marlins president David Samson said. “Not only was he a big part of the Florida Marlins 2003 World Series championship, he was a huge part of the entire Major League Baseball family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Mary, and his entire family.”

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