Daniel Castano
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 231LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 19, #586, St. Louis Cardinals | Baylor
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 2 4.87 5 4 0 20.1 13 1.48
2022 1 3 4.04 10 7 0 35.2 20 1.43
2023 0 0 21.00 2 0 0 3 4 3.33
4 Seasons 2 7 4.47 24 17 0 88.2 49 1.49
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 5 0-2 4.87 20.1 13 1.48
2022 10 1-3 4.04 35.2 20 1.43
2023 2 0-0 21.00 3 4 3.33
4 Seasons 24 2-7 4.47 88.2 49 1.49
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 Sweet
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2020 25 474 103 6 5.8 4.8 89.4 116.9 11.6 29.1 .292 .459 .317 .352 .356 37.9 9.5 8.7 3.03 5.41
2021 26 333 70 7 10.0 7.6 85.9 109.9 13.2 38.6 .300 .501 .342 .377 .407 37.1 14.1 8.7 4.87 6.35
2022 27 577 125 8 6.4 5.1 86.9 113.5 11.0 28.8 .281 .431 .366 .336 .359 33.6 12.8 5.8 4.04 4.78
2023 28 69 13 2 15.4 10.0 90.1 105.8 -0.6 23.1 .235 .541 .560 .377 .419 46.2 20.0 15.0 21.00 6.32
Player 1453 311 23 7.4 5.8 87.7 116.9 11.2 30.9 .287 .462 .354 .353 .371 36.3 12.4 7.9
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Castano relies on 5 pitches.
Cutter
(39.1%) ,
Slider
(26.1%) ,
Sinker
(17.4%) ,
Changeup
(10.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(7.2%) ,


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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 46.6 24.3 24.3 4.9 41.7 35.9 22.3 2.9 36.9 25.2 21.4 5.8 5.8 4.8
2021 41.4 27.1 27.1 4.3 34.3 44.3 21.4 11.4 25.7 20.0 28.6 4.3 10.0 7.6
2022 48.8 20.8 24.0 6.4 43.2 36.0 20.8 7.2 35.2 22.4 25.6 2.4 6.4 5.1
2023 61.5 30.8 7.7 0.0 53.8 15.4 30.8 7.7 46.2 23.1 7.7 0.0 15.4 10.0
Player 46.9 23.8 24.1 5.1 41.2 37.0 21.9 6.8 34.1 22.8 24.1 3.9 7.4 5.8
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2023 Sinker MIA L 12 89.4 26.9 2.0 8 9.8 -4.6 -32
2023 Changeup MIA L 7 83.3 30.9 -1.3 -4 12.2 -1.6 -12
2023 Slider MIA L 18 83.0 37.0 -1.8 -5 4.3 -2.0 -32
2023 Cutter MIA L 27 87.2 28.4 0.5 2 1.5 -4.6 -150
2023 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 5 91.4 19.7 -3.3 -20 3.0 -3.1 -51
2022 Slider MIA L 162 81.2 42.0 0.7 2 7.4 -0.5 -6
2022 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 71 92.0 19.6 -4.1 -26 5.3 -1.2 -18
2022 Cutter MIA L 236 86.5 30.0 -0.9 -3 0.4 -3.2 -89
2022 Sinker MIA L 34 89.4 27.3 3.6 15 10.8 -3.1 -23
2022 Changeup MIA L 74 84.1 29.7 -1.1 -4 12.6 -1.2 -9
2021 Cutter MIA L 3 87.3 26.1 2.3 8 4.7 1.9 68
2021 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 134 90.4 21.2 -4.5 -27 5.8 -1.2 -18
2021 Slider MIA L 117 80.4 41.1 -0.8 -2 6.0 -1.6 -21
2021 Sinker MIA L 34 88.6 27.2 2.1 8 11.8 -2.6 -18
2021 Changeup MIA L 45 81.4 34.3 1.3 4 10.1 -3.6 -26
2020 Slider MIA L 122 79.4 43.5 0.0 0 7.3 -1.0 -12
2020 Changeup MIA L 96 81.2 27.6 -4.9 -15 11.3 -1.5 -12
2020 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 185 89.4 22.8 -5.4 -31 3.7 -2.7 -43
2020 Sinker MIA L 71 87.1 24.6 -0.7 -3 11.0 -2.3 -17
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2023 Cutter 0.5 0 27 39.1 8 .167 .167 .400 23.1 25.0 33.3 .148 .186 .282 0.0
2023 Slider -27.5 -5 18 26.1 7 .500 1.833 .900 0.0 28.6 28.6 .335 1.097 .598 75.0
2023 Sinker -13.5 -2 12 17.4 4 .750 .750 .675 0.0 0.0 0.0 .221 .309 .227 50.0
2023 Changeup 4.1 0 7 10.1 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .217 .274 .198 100.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.7 0 5 7.2 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2022 Cutter 0.0 0 236 40.9 64 .259 .586 .384 16.9 10.9 11.7 .250 .489 .350 39.2
2022 Slider 0.8 1 162 28.1 34 .188 .219 .237 28.4 23.5 16.0 .221 .258 .240 16.7
2022 Changeup -1.4 -1 74 12.8 25 .292 .417 .280 15.4 12.0 11.5 .268 .320 .259 22.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -1 71 12.3 21 .429 .571 .436 5.3 9.5 6.5 .356 .435 .349 42.1
2022 Sinker -11.8 -4 34 5.9 12 .556 1.111 .696 6.7 0.0 0.0 .557 .948 .662 55.6
2021 4-Seam Fastball -2.5 -3 134 40.2 40 .297 .568 .435 15.9 12.5 12.5 .346 .609 .427 43.8
2021 Slider 1.6 2 117 35.1 24 .174 .261 .208 18.5 16.7 13.8 .257 .403 .301 36.8
2021 Changeup -0.2 0 45 13.5 20 .313 .313 .347 16.7 20.0 26.7 .234 .272 .301 15.4
2021 Sinker -4.2 -1 34 10.2 8 .333 .833 .650 16.7 0.0 0.0 .358 .823 .545 50.0
2021 Cutter 2.4 0 3 0.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2020 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 185 39.0 58 .302 .434 .396 14.0 8.6 10.4 .359 .523 .407 45.8
2020 Slider 2.7 3 122 25.7 23 .136 .136 .148 17.8 17.4 10.8 .149 .256 .194 33.3
2020 Changeup 0.7 1 96 20.3 24 .238 .571 .352 30.6 8.3 6.7 .350 .678 .434 35.0
2020 Sinker 0.5 0 71 15.0 21 .333 .444 .390 22.5 4.8 10.0 .213 .275 .283 23.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 Cutter 27 87.2 39 7.0 11:45 11:45 0
2023 Sinker 12 89.4 58 12.3 11:00 10:00 60
2023 Slider 18 83.0 21 4.9 2:30 2:30 0
2022 Changeup 74 84.1 86 15.3 11:00 10:00 60
2022 Cutter 236 86.5 27 6.2 12:00 12:15 -15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 71 92.0 74 13.3 11:00 11:15 -15
2022 Sinker 33 89.4 65 12.8 11:00 9:45 75
2022 Slider 162 81.2 31 8.5 4:15 3:30 45
2021 Changeup 45 81.4 78 12.0 11:00 10:00 60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 121 90.4 72 13.0 11:00 11:00 0
2021 Sinker 34 88.6 68 14.0 11:00 10:00 60
2021 Slider 115 80.4 26 6.6 3:45 3:15 30
2020 Changeup 91 81.2 87 17.4 11:15 10:30 45
2020 4-Seam Fastball 176 89.4 65 11.3 11:15 11:15 0
2020 Sinker 69 87.2 74 15.5 11:15 10:15 60
2020 Slider 120 79.4 36 8.2 4:00 3:30 30
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 126 474 2 7 -3 -2 4
2021 92 333 -2 4 -4 -1 -3
2022 156 577 1 -1 -2 -3 -5
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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 474 50.8 74.7 84.4 23.2 64.8 43.2 64.3 49.4 19.7 8.6 82.9
2021 333 53.2 72.9 87.6 23.7 62.2 42.3 53.3 49.8 16.9 9.0 86.7
2022 577 52.7 69.1 86.2 31.1 70.6 43.7 64.7 51.1 17.3 7.1 78.0
2023 69 50.7 62.9 86.4 11.8 50.0 39.1 70.0 37.7 19.2 8.7 66.7
Player 1,453 52.1 71.5 86.0 25.9 66.7 43.0 62.2 49.6 18.0 8.1 81.4
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2020 20 7 23 44 19 46 65 29 46 1 49 10 16 6 38 38
2021 8 40 27
2022 13 46 26
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2020 23.1 3 3.0 0 0 3 1 33.3
2021 22.5 3 2.6 0 1 3 0 0.0
2022 22.7 5 5.6 -1 0 4 2 40.0
2023 23.5 2 1.5 1 0 1 1 50.0
Player 22.9 13 12.7 0 1 11 4 30.8

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2020 3 4 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 2 2 2 4 4 2 4 1
2021 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 0 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 2
2022 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 3 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
2023 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Player 13 13 11 12 14 12 15 11 7 11 11 13 13 14 13 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 13 12 11 13 16 13 13 10
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 88.8 90.0 1.2 ↑ 87.9 -2.1 ↓ 88.3 0.4 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 81.2 81.4 0.2 ↑ 84.1 2.7 ↑ 83.3 -0.8 ↓
Breaking Velocity 79.4 80.4 1.0 ↑ 81.2 0.8 ↑ 83.0 1.8 ↑
Exit Velocity 89.4 85.9 -3.5 ↓ 86.9 1.0 ↑ 90.1 3.2 ↑
Launch Angle 11.6 13.2 1.6 ↑ 11.0 -2.2 ↓ -0.6 -11.6 ↓
Barrel % 5.8 10.0 4.2 ↑ 6.4 -3.6 ↓ 15.4 9.0 ↑
Hard Hit % 37.9 37.1 -0.8 ↓ 33.6 -3.5 ↓ 46.2 12.6 ↑
Sweet Spot % 29.1 38.6 9.5 ↑ 28.8 -9.8 ↓ 23.1 -5.7 ↓
xBA .292 .300 0.008 ↑ .281 -0.019 ↓ .235 -0.046 ↓
BA .263 .268 0.005 ↑ .292 0.024 ↑ .412 0.120 ↑
xwOBA .352 .377 0.025 ↑ .336 -0.041 ↓ .377 0.041 ↑
wOBA .317 .342 0.025 ↑ .366 0.024 ↑ .560 0.194 ↑
xSLG .459 .501 0.042 ↑ .431 -0.070 ↓ .541 0.110 ↑
SLG .404 .451 0.047 ↑ .507 0.056 ↑ .882 0.375 ↑
K% 9.5 14.1 4.6 ↑ 12.8 -1.3 ↓ 20.0 7.2 ↑
BB% 8.7 8.7 0.0 5.8 -2.9 ↓ 15.0 9.2 ↑
Swing % 49.4 49.8 0.4 ↑ 51.1 1.3 ↑ 37.7 -13.4 ↓
Whiff% 19.7 16.9 -2.8 ↓ 17.3 0.4 ↑ 19.2 1.9 ↑
In Zone % 50.8 53.2 2.4 ↑ 52.7 -0.5 ↓ 50.7 -2.0 ↓
Out of Zone % 49.2 46.8 -2.4 ↓ 47.3 0.5 ↑ 49.3 2.0 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 23.2 23.7 0.5 ↑ 31.1 7.4 ↑ 11.8 -19.3 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 34.9 27.2 -7.7 ↓ 30.1 2.9 ↑ 40.0 9.9 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 64.3 53.3 -11.0 ↓ 64.7 11.4 ↑ 70.0 5.3 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 126 .317 92 49 53.3 34 16 47.1
2021 Shifts 92 .342 69 23 33.3 23 12 52.2
2022 Shifts 156 .366 105 49 46.7 51 25 49.0
2023 Shades 20 .560 16 6 37.5 4 2 50.0
! 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 119 17.4 16.0% 1.7% 89 23.5 0.0% 10.1%
2021 90 18.7 4.4% 1.1% 54 23.2 0.0% 20.4%
2022 143 21.0 0.0% 2.8% 92 24.4 0.0% 10.9%
2023 13 16.0 23.1% 0.0% 21 18.5 4.8% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution

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