Astros tab Castellanos in 38th round
The Astros selected Newsome pitcher Kris Castellanos in the 38th round with the 1142nd overall pick.
Castellanos, an FSU signee, led Hillsborough County in strikeouts with 87 in 49 innings. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound lanky left-hander was 5-2 with a 3.43 ERA in nine starts, but was benched for his region quarterfinal start against Land O'Lakes for violating team rules.
-- EDUARDO A. ENCINA
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Isn't this kid an FSU signee?
You'd think the Times would be celebrating this instead of including
his goof in the story.
Posted by: RayJ | June 07, 2008 at 09:54 PM
YOU DO DUMB THINGS, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT.
HE'S LUCKY TO GET DRAFTED.
Posted by: | June 07, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Yeah, I'm sure it was just luck.
Posted by: RayJ | June 08, 2008 at 01:51 AM
this was a joke, the guy sucks, he wont even play at FSU,mark my words
Posted by: newsome | June 08, 2008 at 02:13 AM
What did the kid even do?
Posted by: | June 08, 2008 at 08:36 AM
got caught with drugs
Posted by: | June 08, 2008 at 10:45 AM
got caught with drugs
Posted by: | June 08, 2008 at 10:45 AM
The kid had an air soft gun in his truck and shot it before school in the parking lot-messing around with a friend. That was the extent of it.
Who ever likes lying about others know or not knowing the truth says alot about you.
Posted by: Joe Salinas | June 08, 2008 at 05:50 PM
Let me get this striaght. He brought a gun (of any kind) to school. Yeah, he's a bright kid. Joe, you sound STUPID for saying that. I wouldn't have even posted that if I was you.
Posted by: | June 08, 2008 at 07:34 PM
That's the point-he's a kid.
Posted by: Joe Salinas | June 08, 2008 at 08:10 PM
FYI-an air soft gun is a 'TOY'.
Let's not let one stupid act, however trivial take away from what this young man has achieved.
Posted by: Joe Salinas | June 08, 2008 at 08:31 PM
if he is that stupid to bring a gun " of any kind " to school. he is an idiot, I dont know what the scouts saw in him, but my opinion is he might as well take what little money he will get and go pro, because that s@%t wont be tolerated in college, he is lucky he isnt sitting in jail, sounds to me like another young dumb trouble maker
Posted by: | June 08, 2008 at 09:36 PM
Gun or no gun he sucks!
Posted by: Josh | June 08, 2008 at 10:19 PM
you are obviously the same person that commented on jamie. you are one jealous person. you have nothing else to do but to post blogs about some of the top high school players in the county and down grade them to make yourslef feel better. what kind of a person are you to do that. do you get that much satisfaction in it? you seriously need some kind of counseling
Posted by: bigbetty | June 09, 2008 at 12:18 AM
and where is that? the dumpster?
Posted by: | June 09, 2008 at 12:40 AM
12:18 tehy are not the top in the county for your info
Posted by: | June 09, 2008 at 08:56 PM