Cuban phenom and top prospect Rusney Castillo debuted for the Red Sox last night going 1-for-4 with a run scored and a fielding error on a fly ball that resulted in a few boos from the Sawx Nation. "You ahre nevah gunna be like owah Tawmmy!" Be nice you guys, he's new. OK, so not the best debut, sure, but Castillo made good strong contact on a few fly balls and showed flashes of that speed we've all heard so much about. Russy was slashing .293/.341/.440 with six steals, two homers and 10 RBI in 18 games at Pawtucket, and Boston is in desperate need of an offensive jolt right now. If he's still available in your league you need to go grab him immediately, he was number one on Prospector Mike's Power Rankings and Grey told you to BUY. If I'm projecting conservatively, I could see 10-12 homers and 15 steals from Rusney with a .275 AVG, but there is a lot of upside here and the homer in me wants to project 25 jacks, 30 steals and .325 AVG, because that's way more fun. He also has the same hair cut as David Ortiz so they should be best friends forever in no time, and that's always a bonus, especially if your league counts "Hugs Received" as a category.
Here's what else I saw Friday in fantasy baseball:
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