What do we know about Luis Castillo? We know he just threw 8.0 innings of one run baseball against the Marlins. We know the Reds traded the man facing him — Dan Straily — to bring Luis to Cincinnati. We know he can hit 98 mph in the eighth inning on his 105th pitch as easily as asking him to draw breath or blink perhaps. We know that he’s 24, he’s middle name is Miguel, and he has the full weight of Redleg Nation’s hope on his shoulder for the next few years to come.
Luis Castillo is special, and as I write that, I feel like I’m typing his death sentence.