Nick Castellanos has been in the majors for over a week now and has four plate appearances, this despite being on a team that employs Andy Dirks as a starter at Castellanos' current left field position and has a hobbling Miguel Cabrera in need of days off at his previous third base position. Castellanos finally got his first major league start over the weekend, only to get pinch hit for by Dirks after two plate appearances.
Castellanos can hit, certainly much better than Dirks, but it's getting clearer and clearer with each passing day that Tigers manager Jim Leyland has no plans to even see if he's ready to contribute, let alone insert him into an everyday role or put him on the postseason roster. I don't know what the thinking is behind burying Castellanos on the bench, but even in a part-time role, you'd think his bat could be an asset.
from the Hardball Times
