Mr. Citi Field: Luis Castillo

Luis Castillo just may win NL Player of the month honors for July.

He currently sports a .400 batting average in July along with an otherworldly .500 OBP.

Moreover, the guy loves Citi Field.

Castillo has a .356 home batting average in 2009, and an outstanding .881 OPS at Citi Field. The parks size suits him better than any other Met.

By Breakdown	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. Left	86	16	26	6	1	0	11	9	0	5	3	0	.302	.357	.395	.752
vs. Right	202	40	62	5	2	0	14	40	0	15	8	4	.307	.421	.351	.772
Home	135	30	48	8	1	0	15	25	0	8	6	3	.356	.451	.430	.881
Away	153	26	40	3	2	0	10	24	0	12	5	1	.261	.360	.307	.667

Castillo is having a very nice season, and with the amount of home games the Mets have over the next 30+ days, he has a chance to finish what he started when he came to camp in great shape--a .300+ season that proves to everyone--and himself--that he is still a solid player that can hit, run, draw walks, and contribute to a winner.

2009 Season Stats
SPLITS	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Season	87	288	56	88	11	3	0	25	49	20	11	4	.306	.403	.365	.768
Career	1579	6065	952	1772	189	57	27	411	741	787	353	137	.292	.369	.355	.725
Last 7 days	6	19	8	10	2	1	0	5	5	1	0	0	.526	.625	.737	1.362
Projected	150	497	97	152	19	5	0	43	84	34	19	7	.306	.403	.365	.768

Stat of the Day: David Wright's Righty Struggles

DW is really scuffling against righthander's this year:

Split	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. Left	43	7	20	7	1	2	11	8	0	4	3	2	.465	.549	.814	1.363
vs. Right	111	15	23	6	0	6	23	21	0	25	2	2	.207	.331	.423	.754

It's something to keep an eye on as the season continues, especially since he bat .311 against righty's last year and .361 against lefty's.

For his complete splits click here.