Luis Castillo is the Most Consistent Met in 2010

Lost among the shuffle between David Wright's strikeouts, Jason Bay's awful two weeks, Jeff Francoer's hot and cold start, Jose Reyes moving to third in the order, and the general wild ride that is the Mets 2010 season is one simple and overlooked fact:

Luis Castillo is off to a very consistent season.

How consistent?

Consider this:  He has been on base in every one of his starts this year.  Yes, a perfect 14 for 14.  Moreover, he is 1 for 2 as a pinch hitter, so he's been on base in 15 of the 16 games in which he's appeared.

While the overall numbers aren't great, he's batting .273 with a .354 OBP and pitiful .327 OPS, he has been effective.

You could also argue that if the players hitting behind him had been hitting, David Wright and Jason Bay in particular, Luis could easily have a dozen runs scored to this point vice the 6 he has now.

Castillo has 15 hits and 8 walks against only 3 Ks.  He's also chipped in 3 stolen bases, including 2 last night, and played solid defense at second.

Think he hasn't helped during this winning streak?  In the last week, Luis is hitting an even .300 with a .391 OBP and an OPS of .791.  Very good numbers indeed.

Luis is a bit of a punching bag amongst Mets fans and bloggers, but I see him as a consistent piece of the puzzle that gets on base and does enough.

I certainly appreciate the consistency even if no one else does.

Games through April 25, 2010																Year to Date
DATE	OPP	RESULT	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS	AVG
Apr 5	FLA	W 7-1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.200	.000	.200	.000
Apr 7	FLA	L 7-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.222	.000	.222	.000
Apr 8	FLA	L 3-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.100	.331	.100
Apr 9	WAS	W 8-2	Did not play
Apr 10	WAS	L 4-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.182	.468	.182
Apr 11	WAS	L 5-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.167	.434	.167
Apr 13	@COL	L 11-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.188	.451	.188
Apr 14	@COL	L 6-5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.292	.211	.503	.211
Apr 15	@COL	W 5-0	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.310	.292	.602	.250
Apr 16	@STL	L 4-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.324	.286	.610	.250
Apr 17	@STL	W 2-1	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.333	.286	.619	.257
Apr 18	@STL	L 5-3	Did not play
Apr 19	CHC	W 6-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.326	.282	.608	.256
Apr 20	CHC	W 4-0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.353	.302	.655	.279
Apr 21	CHC	L 9-3	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.345	.340	.685	.277
Apr 22	CHC	W 5-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.345	.327	.672	.265
Apr 23	ATL	W 5-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.339	.308	.647	.250
Apr 24	ATL	W 3-1	Did not play
Apr 25	ATL	W 1-0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.354	.327	.681	.273
Monthly Totals			55	6	15	1	1	0	5	8	3	3	1	.354	.327	.681	.273
			AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS	AVG
Totals			55	6	15	1	1	0	5	8	3	3	1	.354	.327	.681	.273