Daniel Castano
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 231LBS | Age: 30
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
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 25 474 103 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 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

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 44.4 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
2023 Changeup MIA L 7 83.3 30.9 -1.3 12.2ARM -1.6 8.8 -2.5 12.2ARM -1.8
2023 Slider MIA L 18 83.0 37.0 -1.8 4.3GLV -1.7 2.9 -1.1 4.3GLV -0.9
2023 Sinker MIA L 12 89.4 26.9 1.9 9.8ARM -4.7 7.3 1.0 9.8ARM -5.3
2023 Cutter MIA L 27 87.2 28.4 0.6 1.5ARM -4.7 7.5 0.6 1.5ARM -3.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 5 91.4 19.7 -3.3 3.0ARM -3.1 13.0 -2.3 3.0ARM -4.9
2022 Changeup MIA L 74 84.1 29.7 -1.1 12.6ARM -1.2 8.9 -2.1 12.6ARM -1.7
2022 Slider MIA L 162 81.2 42.0 0.7 7.4GLV -0.4 -0.3 2.2 7.4GLV 2.5
2022 Cutter MIA L 236 86.5 30.0 -0.9 0.4GLV -3.2 6.6 -1.4 0.4GLV -1.2
2022 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 71 92.0 19.6 -4.1 5.3ARM -1.2 12.8 -3.2 5.3ARM -2.3
2022 Sinker MIA L 34 89.4 27.3 3.6 10.8ARM -3.1 6.8 2.1 10.8ARM -4.4
! 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 %
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 17.6 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 .434 .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
! 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
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
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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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 17.6 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 18.2 8.1 81.4
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
2020 20 7 23 44 19 46 65 29 46 1 49 9 16 6 37 39
2021 8 41 28
2022 13 46 26
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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 23.1 3 3.1 0 1 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 12.8 0 2 11 4 30.8
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 3 3 3 4 5 3 4 2 3 2 3 5 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 12 12 13 15 12 15 11 7 11 11 14 13 14 13 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 13 12 11 13 16 13 13 10
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 +/-   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
LA 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 17.6 0.7 19.2 1.6
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 46 50.0 34 13 38.2
2021 Shifts 92 .342 69 19 27.5 23 4 17.4
2022 Shifts 156 .366 105 49 46.7 51 19 37.3
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