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Padres Skipper Reveals Reason for Ex-Phillies Dud Nick Castellanos Getting DFA'd
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- Padres Skipper Reveals Reason for Ex-Phillies Dud Nick Castellanos Getting DFA'd
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The Philadelphia Phillies definitely made the right decision when they decided to cut ties with Nick Castellanos .
Even if we're going based on what he did on the field, Castellanos just wasn't the same player that he was expected to be. Unfortunately, when we start to factor in that Castellanos was an absolute head case on and off the field in Philadelphia , that makes matters a lot worse.
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He was doing things that nobody in the organization wanted to deal with any longer, and even with a rather expensive contract, the Phillies decided it was time to move on from him.
Taking a deal with the San Diego Padres after the Phillies let go of him, Castellanos was hopeful that he was going to revive his career a bit in San Diego. Remember now, this is a guy who has proven throughout his career that he can swing it with the best of them when he's at his best. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case in San Diego, and he was recently released.
Speaking to reporters about it, it doesn't sound like it was due to any of the similar things that happened in Philadelphia, but more so because of the reality of what the Padres are going through right now roster-wise.
"Nick is such a pro," Padres manager Craig Stammen said , per Phillies Nation. "I really enjoyed having him in San Diego . We had conversations with him when we signed him that he was going to earn his playing time and it was probably going to be a different role. It wasn't going to be an everyday role that he has been accustomed to for the last 12-15 years of his entire life playing baseball.
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"And I think it was definitely something that was tough for him. It was tough for him to transition from playing every single day to playing two days, then two days off, play another day and another day off. It was a difficult transition to him. It's something that he probably didn't love either, you know. In the end, it didn't feel comfortable for him. So I think the conversations that we had back and forth were great, great communication, but just decided to make a move and change the roster up a little bit."
I don't want to say this is the end of Castellanos' time in Major League Baseball, but I'm unsure what team would really give him a chance at this point. There really aren't many teams out there that need an aging veteran who has also caused some problems in multiple organizations.
