Rangers/Phillies Trade

by TRanger on Jun 29, 2006 2:39 PM EDT

According to Jamey Newberg, the Rangers just traded Fabio Castro (who they designated for assignment this week) for Daniel Haigwood of the Phillies.

Phillies will still have to keep Castro up for the rest of the year, but has showed some promise in the little time he's played this year. Haigwood looks like he could be a nice middle of the rotation starter if everything breaks well for him. So who wins?

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Who wins the deal?

Texas (Haigwood)

167 votes

Philadelphia (Castro)

13 votes

180 votes | Poll has closed

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awful

Awful for PHI. I like Haigwood a lot more than Castro.

by captoats85 on Jun 29, 2006 2:44 PM EDT reply actions

adjectives for Philly

Horrible.. terrible... awful... pathetic.

Rays in '08....

by youALREADYknow on Jun 29, 2006 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Seems pretty unanimous.

I have to admit, I don't know much about Fabian Castro. But getting Haigwood is pretty big for the Rangers.

I can't believe this happened. Phillies should be trading FOR prospects, not trading them away.

What can someone tell me about Castro?

by abbreviatedman on Jun 29, 2006 3:06 PM EDT reply actions

first rule V pick

little guy, like 6' 165 lbs and throws high eighties low ninties with a decent change if i remember correctly. oh yeah, a southpaw as well.

when your ERA has letters and not numbers, it's a bad thing- kevin goldstein

by WakeboardJock @ Minor League Ball on Jun 29, 2006 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions

he is smaller than that

think 5'7" 157 lbs.

by overlord on Jun 29, 2006 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Can anyone defend

The Phillies side of this? Anybody? Anybody? Bueller? Bueller?

by abbreviatedman on Jun 29, 2006 3:16 PM EDT reply actions

i refuse to defend this

i like daniel haigwood a lot. i don't particularly like seeing him leave philly, and i don't much like seeing him go to texas (considering that i drafted him in the second round of my simulation league's draft).

but, if the phillies view ja happ as having a higher upside, haigwood was pretty disposable. between gio, cole, and ja, haigwood would have nowhere in the major league rotation to fit into. that would make him bullpen fodder. but he doesn't really have the velocity needed to come in and get ks at the major league level. fabian does. if that was the role they viewed haigwood filling, then this trade is probobly a good one as it gets a player who is more suited to the role.

by overlord on Jun 29, 2006 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

they

needed a loogy?

by SoCalSoxFan on Jun 30, 2006 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions

The trade doesn't make too much sense...

With the emergence of Scott Matheison, Carlos Carrassco and other young arms on the Phillies radar screen, I can understand dealing Haigwood. The problem to me with this deal is not trading Haigwood, the problem is that he was dealt for another pitching prospect... that's what i can't understand.

by NewKidInTown on Jun 30, 2006 11:50 AM EDT reply actions

Fabio Castro

Doesn't sound that bad. I mean, BA ranked him only the 16th best prospect the Phillies had at the start of the season, and that's an improved but still not too great system, but their scouting report sounded overall fairly positive.

Obviously, though, Haigwood's worth more. And even if Castro is worth more for this year, making trades for this year is fairly stupid if you're the Phillies.

by abbreviatedman on Jun 30, 2006 1:27 PM EDT reply actions