P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 191 lbs | Age: 30
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 .219 .385 .314 .299 .391 47.0 29.4 7.3 4.74 3.79
2022 27 260 43 6 14.0 9.2 88.5 110.7 9.1 41.9 .319 .599 .467 .439 .503 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 .453 .376 .348 .426 43.8 25.1 10.6
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 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
(38.8%) ,
Sinker
(10.4%) ,
Changeup
(2.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2020 0.0 100.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0
2021 50.0 50.0 19.7 18.2 12.1 50.0 27.3 22.7 34.8 10.6 4.5 15.2 16.7 18.2
2022 51.2 48.8 20.9 27.9 0.0 51.2 20.9 27.9 30.2 14.0 7.0 20.9 7.0 20.9
Player 49.1 50.9 21.4 22.3 7.1 50.0 25.9 24.1 32.1 11.6 5.4 17.9 14.3 18.8
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 33.3 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021 1.5 36.4 22.7 19.7 6.1 12.1 7.3
2022 4.7 32.6 14.0 32.6 2.3 14.0 9.2
Player 3.6 33.9 20.5 24.1 4.5 12.5 7.8
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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 Slider CLE R 126 84.4 38.8 2.0 9.3GLV 3.7 -0.6 2.4 9.3GLV 3.9
2022 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 101 94.8 17.9 -3.0 3.5ARM -4.9 12.3 -3.9 3.5ARM -3.9
2022 Changeup CLE R 6 87.3 27.6 -2.8 8.8ARM -5.7 8.1 -2.2 8.8ARM -5.4
2022 Sinker CLE R 27 95.4 25.0 2.9 12.7ARM -3.2 5.1 3.2 12.7ARM -2.0
2021 Slider TOR R 215 84.1 39.8 2.6 12.7GLV 6.7 -1.2 3.0 12.7GLV 7.2
2021 Changeup TOR R 5 89.6 27.2 -0.8 5.8ARM -8.9 6.5 -0.2 5.8ARM -8.1
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 Sinker TOR R 3 95.7 15.1 -4.5 9.4ARM -5.5 15.1 -6.3 9.4ARM -5.4
! 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 %
2022 Slider -1.9 -2 126 48.5 33 .207 .448 .353 37.5 27.3 21.4 .254 .450 .352 30.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -3.0 -3 101 38.8 24 .474 .684 .581 18.8 8.3 12.5 .403 .638 .500 58.8
2022 Sinker -9.2 -2 27 10.4 5 .750 1.500 .900 22.2 0.0 0.0 .357 .962 .583 25.0
2022 Changeup -11.4 -1 6 2.3 3 .333 1.333 .667 33.3 33.3 50.0 .368 1.304 .691 50.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -1 231 50.9 54 .255 .468 .381 17.0 16.7 16.1 .255 .406 .337 44.7
2021 Slider 0.2 0 215 47.4 51 .208 .396 .281 41.9 45.1 28.4 .182 .367 .274 53.8
2021 Changeup 2.2 0 5 1.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .226 .249 .211 0.0
2021 Sinker -17.8 -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 101 94.8 65 12.3 1:15 12:30 45
2022 Sinker 27 95.4 62 14.3 1:30 2:15 -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

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 5 17 -1 1 0 0 -1
2021 107 455 5 0 -3 -3 -1
2022 65 260 -4 0 -3 -2 -9
Player 177 732 0 1 -7 0 -11
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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 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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 22.68 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
2021 22.60 4 4.0 0 0 6 0 0.0
2022 25.04 5 4.8 0 1 4 1 20.0
Player 23.83 10 9.7 0 1 11 1 10.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 1 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 4 4 6 5 2 2 2 5 3 2 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 10 10 12 11 6 8 8 12 9 7 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 batted balls 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

2022 +/-   2021 +/-   2020
Results
BA .345 +.108 .237 -.013 .250
xBA .319 +.100 .219 +.154 .065
OBP .446 +.134 .312 -.088 .400
xOBP .424 +.119 .305 +.053 .252
SLG .655 +.222 .433 -.567 1.000
xSLG .599 +.214 .385 +.297 .088
ISO .309 +.113 .196 -.554 .750
xISO .280 +.114 .166 +.143 .023
BABIP .368 +.062 .306 +.306 .000
wOBA .467 +.153 .314 -.222 .536
xwOBA .439 +.140 .299 +.108 .191
wOBACON .546 +.133 .413 -.247 .660
xwOBACON .503 +.112 .391 +.305 .086
BACON .442 +.094 .348 +.015 .333
xBACON .409 +.072 .337 +.250 .087
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 41.9 -5.1 47.0 +47.0 0.0
Avg Exit Velocity 88.5 -1.3 89.8 +17.2 72.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 41.9 +17.7 24.2 -42.5 66.7
Barrel % 14.0 +1.9 12.1 +12.1 0.0
Avg Launch Angle 9.1 -4.8 13.9 -19.2 33.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 95.0 -0.2 95.2 +3.0 92.2
Breaking Velocity 84.4 +0.3 84.1 +2.5 81.6
Offspeed Velocity 87.3 -2.3 89.6 +2.2 87.4
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 6 -2 8 +8 0
Popup % 0.0 -12.1 12.1 +12.1 0.0
Flyball % 20.9 +1.2 19.7 -47.0 66.7
Line Drive % 27.9 +9.7 18.2 -15.1 33.3
Groundball % 51.2 +1.2 50.0 +50.0 0.0
Pull % 51.2 +1.2 50.0 +16.7 33.3
Straight Away % 20.9 -6.4 27.3 -39.4 66.7
Opposite Field % 27.9 +5.2 22.7 +22.7 0.0
Weak Contact % 4.7 +3.2 1.5 -31.8 33.3
Pull Airball % 20.9 +5.7 15.2 -18.1 33.3
Topped Contact % 32.6 -3.8 36.4 +36.4 0.0
Under Contact % 14.0 -8.7 22.7 -44.0 66.7
Flare/Burner Contact % 32.6 +12.9 19.7 +19.7 0.0
Solid Contact % 2.3 -3.8 6.1 +6.1 0.0
HR/FB % 55.6 +24.8 30.8 -19.2 50.0
Popups 0 -8 8 +8 0
Flyballs 9 -4 13 +11 2
Line Drives 12 0 12 +11 1
Groundballs 22 -11 33 +33 0
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 46.9 +1.0 45.9 -1.2 47.1
Out of Zone % 53.1 -1.0 54.1 +1.2 52.9
Edge % 43.8 +0.3 43.5 +2.3 41.2
Zone Swing % 69.7 +9.4 60.3 -14.7 75.0
Out of Zone Swing % 22.5 -8.4 30.9 +8.7 22.2
In Zone Contact % 74.1 -6.9 81.0 -2.3 83.3
Out of Zone Contact % 64.5 +7.9 56.6 +56.6 0.0
Whiff % 28.4 +0.2 28.2 -9.3 37.5
First Strike % 55.4 +2.6 52.8 +32.8 20.0
First Pitch Swing % 27.7 +3.6 24.1 +24.1 0.0
Swing % 44.6 +0.2 44.4 -2.7 47.1
Meatball Swing % 85.7 +12.7 73.0 -27.0 100.0
Meatball % 8.1 0.0 8.1 -3.7 11.8
Zone Swing & Miss % 25.9 +6.9 19.0 +2.3 16.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 35.5 -7.9 43.4 -56.6 100.0
In Zone 122 -87 209 +201 8
Out of Zone 138 -108 246 +237 9
Edge 114 -84 198 +191 7
In Zone Swings 85 -41 126 +120 6
Out of Zone Swings 31 -45 76 +74 2
In Zone Swing & Misses 22 -2 24 +23 1
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 11 -22 33 +31 2
Basic
Pitches 260 -195 455 +438 17
PA 65 -44 109 +104 5
AB 55 -42 97 +93 4
Hits 19 -4 23 +22 1
Singles 12 0 12 +12 0
Doubles 2 -5 7 +7 0
Triples 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 5 +1 4 +3 1
Walks 10 +2 8 +7 1
Strikeouts 12 -20 32 +31 1
K% 18.5 -10.9 29.4 +9.4 20.0
BB% 15.4 +8.1 7.3 -12.7 20.0
HBP 0 -3 3 +3 0
Batted Balls 43 -23 66 +63 3
Number of Fastballs 128 -106 234 +224 10
Number of Offspeed 6 +1 5 +4 1
Number of Breaking 126 -89 215 +209 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