Anthony Castro
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 191LBS | Age: 29
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1 1 2.00
2021 1 2 4.74 25 0 1 24.2 32 1.26
2022 0 0 7.43 12 0 0 13.1 12 2.18
3 Seasons 1 2 6.00 38 0 1 39 45 1.59
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 1 0-0 18.00 1 1 2.00
2021 25 1-2 4.74 24.2 32 1.26
2022 12 0-0 7.43 13.1 12 2.18
3 Seasons 38 1-2 6.00 39 45 1.59
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2020 25 17 3 0 0.0 0.0 72.6 89.4 33.1 66.7 .065 .088 .536 .191 .086 0.0 20.0 20.0 18.00 1.55
2021 26 455 66 8 12.1 7.3 89.8 105.9 13.9 24.2 .220 .386 .314 .300 .392 47.0 29.4 7.3 4.74 3.78
2022 27 260 43 6 14.0 9.2 88.5 110.7 9.1 41.9 .320 .600 .467 .439 .504 41.9 18.5 15.4 7.42 9.19
Player 732 112 14 12.5 7.8 88.9 110.7 12.6 32.1 .251 .454 .376 .348 .427 43.8 25.1 10.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Castro relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(48.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(39.6%) ,
Sinker
(9.6%) ,
Changeup
(2.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021 50.0 19.7 18.2 12.1 50.0 27.3 22.7 1.5 36.4 22.7 19.7 6.1 12.1 7.3
2022 51.2 20.9 27.9 0.0 51.2 20.9 27.9 4.7 32.6 14.0 32.6 2.3 14.0 9.2
Player 49.1 21.4 22.3 7.1 50.0 25.9 24.1 3.6 33.9 20.5 24.1 4.5 12.5 7.8
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2022 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 103 94.8 18.1 -3.1 3.5ARM -4.8 12.2 -4.0 3.5ARM -3.8
2022 Sinker CLE R 25 95.5 25.2 3.1 13.1ARM -2.7 4.9 3.4 13.1ARM -1.7
2022 Slider CLE R 126 84.4 38.8 2.0 9.3GLV 3.7 -0.6 2.4 9.3GLV 3.6
2022 Changeup CLE R 6 87.3 27.6 -2.8 8.8ARM -5.7 8.1 -2.2 8.8ARM -5.4
2021 Changeup TOR R 5 89.6 27.2 -0.8 5.8ARM -8.9 6.5 -0.2 5.8ARM -8.1
2021 Sinker TOR R 3 95.7 15.1 -4.5 9.4ARM -5.5 15.1 -6.3 9.4ARM -5.4
2021 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 231 95.2 17.5 -2.9 3.1ARM -5.2 12.5 -3.7 3.1ARM -4.1
2021 Slider TOR R 215 84.1 39.8 2.7 12.7GLV 6.7 -1.2 3.0 12.7GLV 7.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2022 Slider -1.1 -1 126 48.5 33 .207 .448 .353 37.5 27.3 21.4 .255 .451 .353 30.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -5.2 -5 103 39.6 25 .500 .850 .638 18.4 8.0 11.1 .424 .763 .546 61.1
2022 Sinker -8.7 -2 25 9.6 4 .667 .667 .625 25.0 0.0 0.0 .205 .239 .319 0.0
2022 Changeup -20.2 -1 6 2.3 3 .333 1.333 .667 33.3 33.3 50.0 .372 1.309 .695 50.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 0 231 50.8 54 .255 .468 .381 17.0 16.7 16.1 .255 .407 .338 44.7
2021 Slider 0.9 2 215 47.3 51 .208 .396 .281 41.9 45.1 28.4 .183 .367 .275 53.8
2021 Changeup -1.1 0 5 1.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .226 .249 .211 0.0
2021 Sinker -26.6 -1 3 0.7 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .369 .427 .345 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 4-Seam Fastball 103 94.8 64 12.2 1:15 12:30 45
2022 Sinker 25 95.5 63 14.6 1:45 2:30 -45
2022 Slider 126 84.4 50 10.2 8:30 8:30 0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 230 95.2 57 12.4 1:15 12:30 45
2021 Slider 211 84.1 60 13.8 8:15 8:45 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 107 455 5 1 -2 -2 1
2022 65 260 -3 -2 -4 -2 -10
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2020 17 47.1 75.0 83.3 22.2 0.0 41.2 20.0 47.1 37.5 11.8 100.0
2021 455 45.9 60.3 81.0 30.9 56.6 43.5 52.8 44.4 28.2 8.1 73.0
2022 260 46.9 69.7 74.1 22.5 64.5 43.8 55.4 44.6 28.4 8.1 85.7
Player 732 46.3 64.0 78.3 27.7 57.8 43.6 52.8 44.5 28.5 8.2 78.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2021 76 95 85
2022 70 88 79
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2020 22.7 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
2021 22.6 4 4.0 0 0 5 1 25.0
2022 25.0 5 4.8 0 1 4 1 20.0
Player 23.8 10 9.6 0 1 10 2 20.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2020 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
2021 4 5 3 4 3 4 6 5 2 2 2 5 3 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 2 6 4 5 2 5 5 3 3 4
2022 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Player 10 10 8 8 9 10 12 11 6 7 8 12 9 8 11 11 10 11 11 11 9 8 12 10 10 8 11 11 9 9 9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.2 95.2 3.0 95.0 -0.2
Offspeed Velocity 87.4 89.6 2.2 87.3 -2.3
Breaking Velocity 81.6 84.1 2.5 84.4 0.3
Exit Velocity 72.6 89.8 17.2 88.5 -1.3
Launch Angle 33.1 13.9 -19.2 9.1 -4.8
Barrel % 0.0 12.1 12.1 14.0 1.9
Hard Hit % 0.0 47.0 47.0 41.9 -5.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 66.7 24.2 -42.5 41.9 17.7
xBA .065 .220 0.155 .320 0.100
BA .250 .237 -0.013 .345 0.108
xwOBA .191 .300 0.109 .439 0.139
wOBA .536 .314 -0.222 .467 0.153
xSLG .088 .386 0.298 .600 0.214
SLG 1.000 .433 -0.567 .655 0.222
K% 20.0 29.4 9.4 18.5 -10.9
BB% 20.0 7.3 -12.7 15.4 8.1
Swing % 47.1 44.4 -2.7 44.6 0.2
Whiff% 37.5 28.2 -9.3 28.4 0.2
In Zone % 47.1 45.9 -1.2 46.9 1.0
Out of Zone % 52.9 54.1 1.2 53.1 -1.0
Out of Zone Swing % 22.2 30.9 8.7 22.5 -8.4
First Pitch Swing % 0.0 24.1 24.1 27.7 3.6
First Pitch Strike % 20.0 52.8 32.8 55.4 2.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 5 .536 2 0 0.0 3 3 100.0
2021 Shifts 101 .317 64 5 7.8 37 19 51.4
2022 Shifts 65 .467 42 3 7.1 23 16 69.6
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2020 7 16.4 0.0% 0.0% 1 17.8 0.0% 0.0%
2021 115 21.4 0.0% 4.3% 104 23.8 1.0% 2.9%
2022 57 19.1 1.8% 1.8% 61 21.5 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution