Rusney Castillo #38 of the Boston Red Sox (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
The Phillies made out by not signing Rusney Castillo or Yasmany Tomas
In the summer of 2013 and the months that shortly followed, the Philadelphia Phillies were among the contenders to sign top Cuban free agents.
Three names stuck out, in particular — pitcher Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, as well as outfielders Rusney Castillo and Yasmany Tomas. The Phillies signed one of the three to a multi-year, $12 million deal, the late Gonzalez — whose MLB career consisted of just six relief appearances in which he posted a 6.