Padres placed third baseman Vinny Castilla on waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.
Finally. Castilla hit .232/.260/.319 with four homers and 23 RBI in 259 at-bats. He was better outside Petco, hitting .293/.315/.398, but he's just not an asset as a regular these days. The Padres will go with Mark Bellhorn and Geoff Blum at third base for now. They'll keep trying to upgrade before the deadline. Jul. 19 - 4:02 pm et
And the Padre faithful all sigh with relief.