I'm somewhat concerned at what this move means in terms of how the FO and management view this season. Personally, I think it's a lost season and I think we aren't going to do anything. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I think. I'd rather see what a 28-year-old Castillo has in a full year at the majors, instead of sending him down to AAA and hit OK again until he gets called up again. So what's the plan? Put him down there for a month to six weeks and wee what he has against expanded rosters in September?
I guess I'd rather see him get 450 ABs this season and go into 2016 knowing what we have in him. Because now we are sending him down, he'll probably hit well in AAA and come back up, and we will go into 2016 thinking "well, what IS he exactly?"
If you're looking at 2016, I think having Castillo getting everyday ABs in the majors is best, one way or another.