If Nick Castellanos awakened on Sunday and appeared on the standings, he may’ve smiled. Castellanos’ ex-team, the Philadelphia Phillies, owned the worst file in Major League Baseball at 9-18, whereas his present squad, the San Diego Padres, owned the most effective file in MLB at 18-8.
And whereas Castellanos himself hasn’t carried out a lot to assist San Diego’s success (7-for-48 on the plate to date this season), that hasn’t stopped him from irritating Phillies fans by advantage of his existence and perspective on what actually went down with him in Philadelphia final season, a saga that, in accordance to Castellanos, was overblown by The Athletic‘s Matt Gelb in an article designed to stir up controversy and drive clicks, not inform the reality.
Speaking to Annie Heilbrunn of The San Diego Union-Tribune this previous week, Castellanos didn’t shy away from throwing some shade at Gelb and the Phillies media.
Nick Castellanos says the Phillies media operates with a sub-par character
Castellanos revealed to Heilbrunn that he had ex-teammates on the Phillies letting him know that Gelb had been sitting for a very long time on the viral story that was launched in February, which detailed — amongst different issues casting Castellanos in a villainous gentle — the “Miami incident” wherein Castellanos introduced a beer into the dugout in the midst of a sport after getting benched.
Castellanos put out his personal clarification letter on Instagram following Gelb’s story going dwell, and it is clear that Castellanos continues to be not thrilled with how he was handled by the Phillies media.
“That just kind of shows, for me, the character of the media that’s over there,” Castellanos instructed Heilbrunn. “Because that (incident) happened seven months (before the article was published) … They’d rather be controversial than truthful.”
Castellanos additionally revealed to Heilbrunn that he was particularly instructed by the group not to speak with the media concerning the Miami incident, even after he spoke with supervisor Rob Thomson about his (Castellanos’) want to be genuine with reporters and never lie concerning the scenario.
Rob Thomson’s struggles aren’t serving to to increase the Nick Castellanos villain narrative
The factor that stings Phillies followers most about Castellanos’ alleged falling out with Thomson is that he may find yourself on the suitable facet of historical past. Thomson’s seat continues to get warmer in Philly, even when president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is not admitting it (the identical Dave Dombrowski who instructed Castellanos that the Phillies wanted him to be a platoon man in 2026 earlier than in the end releasing him).
With Castellanos additionally relating to Heilbrunn that just about all of his ex-teammates on the Phillies nonetheless speak to him and test in (there is no unhealthy blood), one begins to get a sneaking suspicion that Thomson is an even bigger downside than Castellanos ever was. Then once more, all of it is dependent upon who you imagine.
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