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Mets juggling four candidates for 2B

Who has the best shot to replace Luis Castillo -- hey, wait, he's still here!

Updated: January 25, 2011, 2:46 PM ET
By Adam Rubin | ESPNNewYork.com

Who's on second? That's one of the major questions of New York Mets spring training -- although it appears reasonably assured Chin-lung Hu, who was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league left-hander Mike Antonini, is destined for the backup middle infield role, not the second base job.

General manager Sandy Alderson and manager Terry Collins have identified the primary four combatants as Luis Castillo, Brad Emaus, Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner. And there hardly is a lock ...

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