Joining the growing list of Cuban stars signing huge deals with American ball clubs, Rusney Castillo signed a seven year, 72.5 million dollar contract with the Red Sox last month.
For one reason or another, the Sox saw something in Castillo that made them think of him as their biggest international target since Daisuke Matsuzaka. In realizing that, they paid him the same amount of money that they paid Dustin Pedroia a year ago.
For one reason or another, the Sox saw something in Castillo that made them think of him as their biggest international target since Daisuke Matsuzaka. In realizing that, they paid him the same amount of money that they paid Dustin Pedroia a year ago.
Castillo who captured worldwide attention playing stand out ball for the Cuban national baseball team did so with a wonderful baseball IQ and some thundering sprints along the base paths. He was signed to use that speed alongside other 2015 Red Sox outfield hopefuls like Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr. as the Sox look to stock their defense going into next season. Since then he has been put up in Triple-A Pawtucket to get acclimated to the American game before joining the big club.
It just so happens that as of now, Triple-A Pawtucket is engrossed in a championship series. The presence of Castillo though mainly preparatory has actually been extremely helpful to the Paw Sox.
In the first three games of the series with Durahm, Castillo logged three hits driving in a pair of runs and playing solid ball in the field. In game four Saturday night, he bounced in yet another double that according to on-the-scene reporting could very well have been a triple.
Having won games in Cuba, signed a multi-million dollar deal that saw him debut in Single A ball and then help the Paw Sox on their way to possibly winning their second title in three years, Rusney Castillo will make his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
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