Rusney Castillo on outright waivers, per Jon Heyman

Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsJon Heyman reports that Rusney Castillo has been placed on outright waivers by the BoSox

Rusney Castillo, the Boston Red Sox outfielder who was signed out of Cuba to a 7 year, $72.5 million contract in August, 2014, has been placed on outright waivers, according to Jon Heyman. Outrighting Castillo would allow the Red Sox to remove him from their 40 man roster, although it also means that he can be claimed by any of the other 29 teams.

Which, as Heyman notes, is the point of putting him on outright waivers...Castillo, who turns 29 in July, has been a disappointment for Boston, putting up a .262/.301/.379 slash line in 337 major league plate appearances. Castillo…