Nice Choice, Jim.

[Quality Start Machine]

If Castillo is servicable, great - cut Hill and you've upgraded a component. If he's not, send him down, hope he catches fire and maybe someone offers something for him.

Not giving a player a shot on a team that's circling the drain harkens back to Kimm playing the ass-eater so he could get his 30 HR rather than seeing what Hee-Seop Choi could do.

[Internet Apex]

If Castillo is servicable, great - cut Hill and you've upgraded a component. If he's not, send him down, hope he catches fire and maybe someone offers something for him.

Not giving a player a shot on a team that's circling the drain harkens back to Kimm playing the ass-eater so he could get his 30 HR rather than seeing what Hee-Seop Choi could do.

It's fucking May. And we're talking about about what four games that Koyie has played since Castillo got called up. Jesus Christ. Like I said. Let's see how this is going a week from now.

[PenPho]

If Castillo is servicable, great - cut Hill and you've upgraded a component. If he's not, send him down, hope he catches fire and maybe someone offers something for him.

Not giving a player a shot on a team that's circling the drain harkens back to Kimm playing the ass-eater so he could get his 30 HR rather than seeing what Hee-Seop Choi could do.

It's fucking May. And we're talking about about what four games that Koyie has played since Castillo got called up. Jesus Christ.

I just got here, but it kinda seems like you're asshurt.

[Internet Apex]

If Castillo is servicable, great - cut Hill and you've upgraded a component. If he's not, send him down, hope he catches fire and maybe someone offers something for him.

Not giving a player a shot on a team that's circling the drain harkens back to Kimm playing the ass-eater so he could get his 30 HR rather than seeing what Hee-Seop Choi could do.

It's fucking May. And we're talking about about what four games that Koyie has played since Castillo got called up. Jesus Christ.

I just got here, but it kinda seems like you're asshurt.

Meatballery gets me to it.

[Bort]

If Castillo is servicable, great - cut Hill and you've upgraded a component. If he's not, send him down, hope he catches fire and maybe someone offers something for him.

Not giving a player a shot on a team that's circling the drain harkens back to Kimm playing the ass-eater so he could get his 30 HR rather than seeing what Hee-Seop Choi could do.

It's fucking May. And we're talking about about what four games that Koyie has played since Castillo got called up. Jesus Christ.

I just got here, but it kinda seems like you're asshurt.

Meatballery gets me to it.

Man, if only there were a way to combine asshurt AND meatballery...

Some sort of Rootin' Tootin' angry Irishman who orders us to PAY THE FUCK ATTENTION...

[Oleg]

If Castillo is servicable, great - cut Hill and you've upgraded a component. If he's not, send him down, hope he catches fire and maybe someone offers something for him.

Not giving a player a shot on a team that's circling the drain harkens back to Kimm playing the ass-eater so he could get his 30 HR rather than seeing what Hee-Seop Choi could do.

It's fucking May. And we're talking about about what four games that Koyie has played since Castillo got called up. Jesus Christ.

I just got here, but it kinda seems like you're asshurt.

Meatballery gets me to it.

Making an argument that a decent, 24 year old prospect gets playing time over some dipshit who we know can't hit is meatballery?  That's dumb.

[Internet Apex]

If Castillo is servicable, great - cut Hill and you've upgraded a component. If he's not, send him down, hope he catches fire and maybe someone offers something for him.

Not giving a player a shot on a team that's circling the drain harkens back to Kimm playing the ass-eater so he could get his 30 HR rather than seeing what Hee-Seop Choi could do.

It's fucking May. And we're talking about about what four games that Koyie has played since Castillo got called up. Jesus Christ.

I just got here, but it kinda seems like you're asshurt.

Meatballery gets me to it.

Making an argument that a decent, 24 year old prospect gets playing time over some dipshit who we know can't hit is meatballery?  That's dumb.

If it were at another position on the field, your point would be taken. And for the third time, if this is still happening next week, I'll agree with you. Also: 18 K's in 49 AAA at bats and people are pining for this dude like he's Thurman Munson.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Castillo was 12-for-49 .245/.315/.723 with two dongs and 18 Ks at Iowa. I'm sure he's way better than Koyie Hill but I don't think his hot spring is any reason to get asshurt over his lack of playing time right now. Do as you must, though. I will continue to be asshurt over everything else.

Hell, let's assume (incorrectly) that he'd replicate his AAA numbers with the Cubs. Is that slight uptick from Koyie's 5-for-30 .167/.242/.367 enough reason to justify a possibly precipitous dropoff behind the dish? I don't believe it is.

"Slight uptick?"

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Castillo was 12-for-49 .245/.315/.723 with two dongs and 18 Ks at Iowa. I'm sure he's way better than Koyie Hill but I don't think his hot spring is any reason to get asshurt over his lack of playing time right now. Do as you must, though. I will continue to be asshurt over everything else.

Hell, let's assume (incorrectly) that he'd replicate his AAA numbers with the Cubs. Is that slight uptick from Koyie's 5-for-30 .167/.242/.367 enough reason to justify a possibly precipitous dropoff behind the dish? I don't believe it is.

I'm afraid Koyie is not the defensive stalwart you make him out to be.  Maybe it's because he's white, gritty, and can't hit for shit but I remain unconvinced as to his defensive prowess.

Take Saturday night's game, please.  Bases loaded, 2 out 1-0 game.  Batter hits a chopper that rolls about 15 feet to between the pitchers' mound and third base.  The ball is either the pitcher's or the catcher's.  However, with the bases loaded, if Koyie Hill is the defensive Einstein that you apparently think he is, than he refrains froms spastically dashing out there (only to ultimately make a PANK throw that pulled Pena off the bag)  and, instead, stays home, plants his foot on the plate and waits for Davis to toss him the ball for the force at home, and get out of the inning.  Now, that would be an unusually smart play that I wouldn't expect a lot of catchers to make.  However, from a slap-hitting sally who had the nerve to call out his teammates last season for eschewing fundamental baseball, it seems that this is exactly the type of play he would make in order to justify his mystifying reputation as some sort of defensive savant.

He fucking sucks in every aspect of baseball.  And life.

[Internet Apex]

Castillo was 12-for-49 .245/.315/.723 with two dongs and 18 Ks at Iowa. I'm sure he's way better than Koyie Hill but I don't think his hot spring is any reason to get asshurt over his lack of playing time right now. Do as you must, though. I will continue to be asshurt over everything else.

Hell, let's assume (incorrectly) that he'd replicate his AAA numbers with the Cubs. Is that slight uptick from Koyie's 5-for-30 .167/.242/.367 enough reason to justify a possibly precipitous dropoff behind the dish? I don't believe it is.

I'm afraid Koyie is not the defensive stalwart you make him out to be.  Maybe it's because he's white, gritty, and can't hit for shit but I remain unconvinced as to his defensive prowess.

Take Saturday night's game, please.  Bases loaded, 2 out 1-0 game.  Batter hits a chopper that rolls about 15 feet to between the pitchers' mound and third base.  The ball is either the pitcher's or the catcher's.  However, with the bases loaded, if Koyie Hill is the defensive Einstein that you apparently think he is, than he refrains froms spastically dashing out there (only to ultimately make a PANK throw that pulled Pena off the bag)  and, instead, stays home, plants his foot on the plate and waits for Davis to toss him the ball for the force at home, and get out of the inning.  Now, that would be an unusually smart play that I wouldn't expect a lot of catchers to make.  However, from a slap-hitting sally who had the nerve to call out his teammates last season for eschewing fundamental baseball, it seems that this is exactly the type of play he would make in order to justify his mystifying reputation as some sort of defensive savant.

He fucking sucks in every aspect of baseball.  And life.

I was at the game Saturday. It was the most miserable playing condition that anybody asked about it had ever played in. But yeah, I'll see your Chuck-like confirmation bias and get back to you in one week. After I've seen how this all plays out.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Castillo was 12-for-49 .245/.315/.723 with two dongs and 18 Ks at Iowa. I'm sure he's way better than Koyie Hill but I don't think his hot spring is any reason to get asshurt over his lack of playing time right now. Do as you must, though. I will continue to be asshurt over everything else.

Hell, let's assume (incorrectly) that he'd replicate his AAA numbers with the Cubs. Is that slight uptick from Koyie's 5-for-30 .167/.242/.367 enough reason to justify a possibly precipitous dropoff behind the dish? I don't believe it is.

I'm afraid Koyie is not the defensive stalwart you make him out to be.  Maybe it's because he's white, gritty, and can't hit for shit but I remain unconvinced as to his defensive prowess.

Take Saturday night's game, please.  Bases loaded, 2 out 1-0 game.  Batter hits a chopper that rolls about 15 feet to between the pitchers' mound and third base.  The ball is either the pitcher's or the catcher's.  However, with the bases loaded, if Koyie Hill is the defensive Einstein that you apparently think he is, than he refrains froms spastically dashing out there (only to ultimately make a PANK throw that pulled Pena off the bag)  and, instead, stays home, plants his foot on the plate and waits for Davis to toss him the ball for the force at home, and get out of the inning.  Now, that would be an unusually smart play that I wouldn't expect a lot of catchers to make.  However, from a slap-hitting sally who had the nerve to call out his teammates last season for eschewing fundamental baseball, it seems that this is exactly the type of play he would make in order to justify his mystifying reputation as some sort of defensive savant.

He fucking sucks in every aspect of baseball.  And life.

I was at the game Saturday. It was the most miserable playing condition that anybody asked about it had ever played in. But yeah, I'll see your Chuck-like confirmation bias and get back to you in one week. After I've seen how this all plays out. A life-size cutout of Koyie Hill sits in my living room, in front of my Jose Macias mural

Strawman'd.

[Internet Apex]

Castillo was 12-for-49 .245/.315/.723 with two dongs and 18 Ks at Iowa. I'm sure he's way better than Koyie Hill but I don't think his hot spring is any reason to get asshurt over his lack of playing time right now. Do as you must, though. I will continue to be asshurt over everything else.

Hell, let's assume (incorrectly) that he'd replicate his AAA numbers with the Cubs. Is that slight uptick from Koyie's 5-for-30 .167/.242/.367 enough reason to justify a possibly precipitous dropoff behind the dish? I don't believe it is.

I'm afraid Koyie is not the defensive stalwart you make him out to be.  Maybe it's because he's white, gritty, and can't hit for shit but I remain unconvinced as to his defensive prowess.

Take Saturday night's game, please.  Bases loaded, 2 out 1-0 game.  Batter hits a chopper that rolls about 15 feet to between the pitchers' mound and third base.  The ball is either the pitcher's or the catcher's.  However, with the bases loaded, if Koyie Hill is the defensive Einstein that you apparently think he is, than he refrains froms spastically dashing out there (only to ultimately make a PANK throw that pulled Pena off the bag)  and, instead, stays home, plants his foot on the plate and waits for Davis to toss him the ball for the force at home, and get out of the inning.  Now, that would be an unusually smart play that I wouldn't expect a lot of catchers to make.  However, from a slap-hitting sally who had the nerve to call out his teammates last season for eschewing fundamental baseball, it seems that this is exactly the type of play he would make in order to justify his mystifying reputation as some sort of defensive savant.

He fucking sucks in every aspect of baseball.  And life.

I was at the game Saturday. It was the most miserable playing condition that anybody asked about it had ever played in. But yeah, I'll see your Chuck-like confirmation bias and get back to you in one week. After I've seen how this all lays out. A life-size cutout of Koyie Hill sits in my living room, in front of my Jose Macias mural[/quote]

Strawman'd.

I lol'd. But I'm honestly not saying that I would rather see Koyie play than Castillo right now. I'm just saying that I'm not throwing Quade under the bus for waiting a few games to give the kid regular playing time. That's all I'm saying. All I'm saying. That and Castillo probably sucks.

[SKO]

Is there some point where we can mention that Castillo's now had several spring trainings with the Cubs, has been in the minors for six seasons (been at AAA for all or parts of 3 of those) and had seven starts last year when he had a .983 OPS? Small sample size indeed, but not like, ohmygodthisislikerushingKoreyPattersonalloveragain.

[Eli]

Is there some point where we can mention that Castillo's now had several spring trainings with the Cubs, has been in the minors for six seasons (been at AAA for all or parts of 3 of those) and had seven starts last year when he had a .983 OPS? Small sample size indeed, but not like, ohmygodthisislikerushingKoreyPattersonalloveragain.

How about in, like, an hour?  That'd be good for me.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Is there some point where we can mention that Castillo's now had several spring trainings with the Cubs, has been in the minors for six seasons (been at AAA for all or parts of 3 of those) and had seven starts last year when he had a .983 OPS? Small sample size indeed, but not like, ohmygodthisislikerushingKoreyPattersonalloveragain.

Dude, don't you listen to Apex?  The man has struck out 18 times in 3 weeks at Iowa.  Plus, he's probably a communist.  And a pederast.  And an all-around awful person.  And there's no reason to see if he might be able to outperform the mouse fart that is Koyie Hill's very existence.