According to a recent report by Jim Bowden, a former general manager at MLB and current baseball analyst for CBS Sports, the The New York Yankees have stepped up negotiations with the Reds by the Dominican opening pitcher, Luis Castillo.
Castell, 28, is currently in his second year of arbitration in the majors and will become a free agent until 2024. If the Yankees try to acquire him, he should offer Cincinnati a good package of players in return for the serpentine. According to Bronx team sources, they revealed to With Full Bases, that Clint Frazier and Miguel Andújar, would be key pieces in the possible exchange.
In addition to signing DJ LeMahieu in the early hours of Friday and several hours later to veteran Corey Klüber, rumors suggest that New York wants to incorporate one more starting arm, with Castell being his main choice, we’ll see if Cincinnati accepts a deal.
Since mid-December last year it was announced the intention of Cincinnati to change the Quisqueian, who in 2020 formed a solid trident with Trevor Bauer and Sonny Gray.
After four campaigns and 90 games thrown in Major Leagues, Castell boasts a 32-33 mark, 3.62 percentage of net runs allowed and an average of 10 K / 9 to 519.2 episodes on the hill.