Luis Castillo will not be traded this offseason

I feel bad saying this, but he's staying in New York.

The reason: who wants an aging second baseman who is being paid 6.25 mil? There are not many teams who need a second baseman anyway. I would say that the only teams that really need are the Nationals, Dodgers, and Cubs (kind of).

The only trades that really jumped out at me were:
-Castillo and 2 mil cash to the Nats for Josh Willingham
OR
-Castillo and cash to the Dodgers or Cubs, for a low-to-mid-level prospect

The Willingham trade is most plausible because the Nationals have a plethora outfielders, and have Willie Harris as their second baseman currently (do you want Willie Harris as your second baseman? I sure don't...) If these trades don't go down (which they won't), you still have Orlando Hudson, Felipe Lopez, Ronnie Belliard, and Adam Kennedy still on the market. I doubt that any team would rather give up something for a guy who is breaking down than sign a younger guy, who can hit the ball out of the infield.

What should the Mets do? Cut Castillo and sign Hudson.

My Prediction:
-Castillo stays with the Mets FOR NOW
-Hudson to the Cubs
-Belliard to the Dodgers
-Lopez to the Nationals

One last prediction:
Castillo will not be traded this offseason, but he will be traded during the season to a team in contention. There is bound to be a second baseman who gets injured mid-season and will need a solid second baseman again. They will trade for Castillo.