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The Mets completed their deal with Luis Castillo on Monday, securing an everyday second baseman. Now, they must find a No. 1 catcher and a starting pitcher to replace Tom Glavine.

 

Castillo passed his physical and finalized a $25 million, four-year contract with the Mets, who acquired him from Minnesota on July 30.

 

"I'm happy," Castillo said on a conference call. "I know we have a good team."

 

The three-time All-Star batted .296 for New York with 10 stolen bases, 20 RBIs and 37 runs in 50 games. He hit .304 with 18 RBIs and 54 runs in 85 games for the Twins.

 

A three-time Gold Glove winner, the 32-year-old Castillo also provided solid defense despite playing on a sore right knee that limited his speed.

 

Castillo had an arthroscopic procedure to clean out his knee after the season and is expected to be 100 percent healthy by early January, according to his agents, Sam and Seth Levinson. They said it was simply scar tissue that caused the discomfort.

 

"We feel that he should be fine going forward," New York general manager Omar Minaya said.

 

Castillo gets a $1 million signing bonus and salaries of $6 million each of the next four years.

 

 

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QUOTE(PAUL KONERKO 14 @ Nov 20, 2007 -> 09:00 PM)
.361 OBP ain't that bad.

Couple that with a .359 SLG and a net of 13 SB and also figure in the fact that his stats were helped tremendously by a trip to the s***astic National League and you have a pretty bleh season. He had 14 XBH in the AL last year.

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