Castro and 38-year-old DH Jose Herrera were two focal points in a piece Jim Seip did a few days ago for The York Daily Record in which he pointed out the Revolution could look quite similar (with the regular lineup) next season if that pair of hitting machines come back.
"I think we've got to at least give (most of) them (position players) a shot to come back", Director of Baseball Operations Michael Kirk told Seip.
GRUBE NOT LIKELY TO RETURN
It is difficult to imagine right-hander Jarrett Grube will be back in the Atlantic League anytime soon. On Seattle's Triple-A roster, the onetime Southern Maryland hurler also is having a jolly time in the Venezuelan League. Grube is 5-1, 3.20 after nine starts and has allowed only eight walks and 41 hits in his 45 innings.
SIGNINGS AND PROMOTIONS
Former Atlantic Leaguers are making news all around the affiliated baseball world. A few key items:
--Lefty R. J. Swindle (Newark) has once again been invited to major league spring training camp with Tampa Bay.
--After helping Shreveport-Bossier, LA win the independent American Association title, former Bridgeport backstop Brian Peterson has returned to the affiliated ranks, this time with Kansas City. The Royals are the 32-year-old's eighth major league organization. He was an ironman in Louisiana, playing in 89 of 95 games and leading all American Association catchers with 64 assists while ranking second by throwing out 27 would-be base stealers.
--In non-playing positions, former Newark Manager Marv Foley has been promoted to major league catching instructor with Colorado, onetime Somerset player Alan Zinter has jumped a level to Double-A as a coach in the Arizona chain and Mariano Duncan (Bridgeport) is now with the Chicago Cubs as hitting coach for Class AA Tennessee.
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