I'm not unsympathetic to Bill Castro.

I mean, it's not as if a castoff from two organizations that were desperate for any sort of farm talent was going to be a starting pitcher that could stop any sort of bleeding.
It's not as if a team that loses Sabathia and Sheets and replaces that with Braden Looper was going to be a recipe for pitching success.
It's not as if Jeff Suppan's suck wasn't going to keep growing.
It's not as if Chris Capuano brought anything to the table.
It's not as if Manny Parra lost his shit.
It's not as if all the starter issues was going to drain the bullpen of their skills.
It's not as if he's going to get another pitching coach job in the bigs either.

But hey, we live in a world where somebody's got to take the fall for the slump. So Bill Castro's gone.

What does this mean? This probably isn't going to work like the Ned Yost September purge. Billy Hall's been designated for assignment. J.J. Hardy is in AAA. The Mighty Mustache is scrambling. Usually when this happens, it's too little too late.