Max Castillo
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 280LBS | Age: 25
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 2 5.95 14 6 0 39.1 37 1.35
2023 0 1 4.43 7 0 0 20.1 10 1.43
2 Seasons 0 3 5.43 21 6 0 59.2 47 1.37
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 14 0-2 5.95 39.1 37 1.35
2023 7 0-1 4.43 20.1 10 1.43
2 Seasons 21 0-3 5.43 59.2 47 1.37
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
2022 23 697 116 12 10.3 7.1 90.7 111.3 11.5 32.8 .250 .430 .338 .334 .389 45.7 21.8 8.8 5.95 4.71
2023 24 342 67 5 7.5 5.6 88.4 110.5 12.6 29.9 .310 .460 .342 .374 .375 40.3 11.2 10.1 4.43 6.20
Player 1039 183 17 9.3 6.6 89.9 111.3 11.9 31.7 .270 .440 .339 .348 .384 43.7 18.1 9.3
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

Castillo relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(42.4%) ,
Slider
(31.6%) ,
Changeup
(26.0%) ,


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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
2022 48.3 24.1 20.7 6.9 45.7 36.2 18.1 4.3 36.2 21.6 21.6 6.0 10.3 7.1
2023 41.8 23.9 26.9 7.5 41.8 32.8 25.4 10.4 25.4 28.4 28.4 0.0 7.5 5.6
Player 45.9 24.0 23.0 7.1 44.3 35.0 20.8 6.6 32.2 24.0 24.0 3.8 9.3 6.6
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 Slider KC R 108 83.6 33.5 -4.6 3.9GLV -1.7 5.5 -4.0 3.9GLV -1.4
2023 Changeup KC R 89 87.1 32.6 2.6 14.4ARM 0.0 3.5 1.9 14.4ARM 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball KC R 145 93.4 17.4 -2.1 13.1ARM 6.4 14.1 -1.7 13.1ARM 5.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball KC R 335 93.0 17.5 -2.5 13.0ARM 6.2 14.3 -1.9 13.0ARM 5.7
2022 Slider KC R 131 83.4 36.0 -2.2 3.2GLV -3.1 3.4 -1.6 3.2GLV -2.5
2022 Changeup KC R 231 87.5 30.5 0.9 13.6ARM -0.7 5.3 0.6 13.6ARM -0.6
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -1 145 42.4 30 .320 .520 .417 16.4 16.7 15.2 .261 .416 .357 65.0
2023 Slider -1.0 -1 108 31.6 30 .346 .577 .426 20.4 10.0 8.3 .364 .524 .414 37.5
2023 Changeup 1.5 1 89 26.0 28 .125 .167 .184 10.9 7.1 6.1 .303 .438 .348 21.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.8 -6 335 48.1 76 .309 .559 .400 19.7 22.4 17.7 .252 .479 .349 50.0
2022 Changeup 0.4 1 231 33.1 66 .186 .322 .279 27.4 22.7 19.0 .239 .359 .316 38.6
2022 Slider -1.5 -2 131 18.8 28 .250 .458 .332 28.3 17.9 12.5 .268 .468 .369 50.0
! 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
2023 Changeup 87 87.1 96 15.5 2:30 2:45 -15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 145 93.4 99 19.2 1:30 1:30 0
2023 Slider 107 83.6 31 7.0 10:30 10:30 0
2022 Changeup 225 87.5 94 15.0 2:30 2:30 0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 330 93.0 99 19.2 1:30 1:30 0
2022 Slider 128 83.4 27 5.4 10:45 10:15 30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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
2022 170 697 1 3 -8 -4 -7
2023 88 342 2 1 -2 -2 -1
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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 %
2022 697 44.8 68.6 82.2 28.8 62.2 43.6 60.6 46.6 24.0 6.0 71.4
2023 342 49.7 68.8 88.9 29.1 70.0 40.4 67.4 48.8 16.2 8.8 76.7
Player 1,039 46.4 68.7 84.6 28.9 64.6 42.5 62.9 47.4 21.3 6.9 73.6
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
2022 35 41 82
2023 40 38 82
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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 %
2022 25.1 8 7.7 0 2 4 4 50.0
2023 22.1 2 2.0 0 0 2 1 50.0
Player 24.5 10 9.6 0 2 6 5 50.0
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
2022 8 9 6 8 8 8 8 9 7 6 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 9 7 8 8 8 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 7 5
2023 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 1 1
Player 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 11 8 7 8 10 11 9 9 10 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 11 9 8 10 10 11 8 6
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 2022 2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.0 93.4 0.4
Offspeed Velocity 87.5 87.1 -0.4
Breaking Velocity 83.4 83.6 0.2
Exit Velocity 90.7 88.4 -2.3
Launch Angle 11.5 12.6 1.1
Barrel % 10.3 7.5 -2.8
Hard Hit % 45.7 40.3 -5.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.8 29.9 -2.9
xBA .250 .310 0.060
BA .252 .267 0.015
xwOBA .334 .374 0.040
wOBA .338 .342 0.004
xSLG .430 .460 0.030
SLG .450 .427 -0.023
K% 21.8 11.2 -10.6
BB% 8.8 10.1 1.3
Swing % 46.6 48.8 2.2
Whiff% 24.0 16.2 -7.8
In Zone % 44.8 49.7 4.9
Out of Zone % 55.2 50.3 -4.9
Out of Zone Swing % 28.8 29.1 0.3
First Pitch Swing % 30.0 34.8 4.8
First Pitch Strike % 60.6 67.4 6.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 170 .338 74 28 37.8 96 49 51.0
2023 Shades 88 .342 57 1 1.8 31 16 51.6
! 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 %
2022 239 16.1 29.7% 1.3% 80 22.8 0.0% 8.8%
2023 84 15.2 47.6% 0.0% 67 19.7 1.5% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution