Dodgers: This Trade Package for Luis Castillo Actually Makes Sense

The Dodgers could go out at the deadline and land a big-name starting pitcher. Alternatively, they could do almost nothing and still end up with a pretty good starting staff. The inevitable return of Dustin May and Andrew Heaney, both of whom are on the mend, definitely helps out with that.

But if they were going to make a move for an arm, Luis Castillo has long been on the radar for Dodgers fans. The hard-throwing righty is under contract for one more year after 2022, and he would make an excellent addition to the current rotation. Castillo has posted a 2.77 ERA and 166 ERA+ across his first 13 starts of the year.

Castillo is also averaging 6 innings per start, which would go a long way in…