| Jose Bautista
The Associated Press is reporting that Jose Bautista has beaten out Jose Castillo and will be the starting third baseman for the Pirates this summer. The move sends Castillo to the bench and Freddy Sanchez to second base.
No surprise, really. Castillo's in the doghouse. As the AP reports, "Pirates manager Jim Tracy, frustrated that Castillo hasn't responded to his repeated requests to become more disciplined at the plate and mentally involved in the game defensively, said it is up to Castillo how long he remains on the bench... Castillo, who jumped from Double-A into the Pirates' lineup as a rookie in 2004, also was criticized in the offseason by shortstop Jack Wilson for not staying in shape and being lazy in the field." | 
03-23-2007, 07:38 PM
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