MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported this at the last minute the Reds board asked the Yankees about the Venezuelan shortstop Gleyber Torres in exchange for the Dominican starting pitcher Luis Castillo, to make an exchange between both organizations effective. However New York would not have accepted the proposal and it looks like Castillo will stay in Cincinnati.
According to the columnist, Reds headquarters are now telling the rest of the teams interested in the 28-year-old right-hander that they no longer intend to trade him as they would have understood that they are in a very good position to run their division. to be won with base of players that make up the team.
According to Cincinnati’s own general manager, speculation about a transaction involving Castillo is completely false and that the franchise has always intended to have him a member of the rotation by 2021.
It should be remembered that Castillo and the Reds have entered into a contract deal for US $ 4.2 million to avoid going to arbitration in 2021. It is also necessary to emphasize that the resident of Baní, Dominican Republic will be eligible for arbitration until 2023, that is, whoever owns it will retain control of their services for three more seasons.