P | New York Yankees
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 185 lbs | Age: 26
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 1 1 0.00 10 0 0 13.1 13 1.28
2022 0 1 10.22 10 0 0 12.1 11 1.78
2 Seasons 1 2 4.91 20 0 0 25.2 24 1.52
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 10 1-1 0.00 13.1 13 1.28
2022 10 0-1 10.22 12.1 11 1.78
2 Seasons 20 1-2 4.91 25.2 24 1.52
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
2021 22 201 39 4 10.3 7.1 87.5 107.8 16.3 33.3 .244 .383 .263 .303 .376 28.2 23.2 7.1 0.00 3.90
2022 23 239 39 3 7.7 5.3 93.5 108.9 14.9 30.8 .272 .465 .412 .362 .406 48.7 19.3 12.3 10.22 5.67
Player 440 78 7 9.0 6.2 90.5 108.9 15.6 32.1 .258 .424 .340 .333 .391 38.5 21.2 9.7
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 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(67.8%) ,
Curveball
(24.7%) ,
Cutter
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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 %
2021 38.5 61.5 25.6 25.6 10.3 25.6 41.0 33.3 17.9 17.9 2.6 7.7 23.1 30.8
2022 41.0 59.0 23.1 25.6 10.3 30.8 48.7 20.5 15.4 17.9 7.7 15.4 30.8 12.8
Player 39.7 60.3 24.4 25.6 10.3 28.2 44.9 26.9 16.7 17.9 5.1 11.5 26.9 21.8
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
2021 2.6 25.6 30.8 30.8 0.0 10.3 7.1
2022 0.0 30.8 28.2 28.2 5.1 7.7 5.3
Player 1.3 28.2 29.5 29.5 2.6 9.0 6.2
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 Cutter CHC R 18 85.0 37.9 -6.7 12.7GLV 9.3 0.0 -8.0 12.7GLV 9.5
2022 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 162 92.6 16.1 -0.8 2.9GLV -9.8 15.7 -0.5 2.9GLV -10.5
2022 Curveball CHC R 59 79.4 56.8 3.6 2.8GLV -6.4 -13.2 3.3 2.8GLV -6.3
2021 Cutter SF R 1 93.1 16.8 4.5 3.5GLV 1.6 14.5 6.5 3.5GLV 0.6
2021 4-Seam Fastball SF R 148 94.5 14.0 0.3 0.8ARM -6.5 16.5 0.3 0.8ARM -6.4
2021 Sinker SF R 1 93.3 14.9 -5.4 2.6GLV -16.3 16.3 -7.5 2.6GLV -17.4
2021 Curveball SF R 51 80.1 55.7 2.8 2.0GLV -6.7 -13.1 3.0 2.0GLV -7.2
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -2.0 -3 162 67.8 35 .310 .655 .454 20.3 2.9 2.3 .303 .521 .413 42.9
2022 Curveball -3.3 -2 59 24.7 19 .278 .500 .350 33.3 47.4 36.0 .223 .400 .290 77.8
2022 Cutter -2.5 0 18 7.5 3 .333 .333 .300 25.0 33.3 16.7 .266 .311 .254 0.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 2.5 4 148 73.6 42 .243 .270 .257 29.5 21.4 23.7 .231 .386 .310 23.3
2021 Curveball -0.8 0 51 25.4 13 .308 .385 .304 40.0 30.8 33.3 .282 .374 .284 44.4
2021 Cutter -4.3 0 1 0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2021 Sinker -2.8 0 1 0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Curveball 56 79.4 79 16.4 6:45 6:15 30
2022 Cutter 17 85.0 47 14.1 8:15 8:45 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 131 92.6 79 15.4 12:00 11:30 30
2021 Curveball 49 80.1 86 15.8 6:30 6:15 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 141 94.5 86 15.9 12:30 12:00 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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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 55 201 1 2 0 0 3
2022 57 239 -1 -1 -2 -1 -6
Player 112 440 0 1 -2 0 -2
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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 %
2021 201 54.7 64.5 76.1 29.7 48.1 45.3 50.9 48.8 31.6 9.0 66.7
2022 239 46.9 64.3 81.9 26.8 64.7 41.0 59.6 44.4 23.6 6.7 81.3
Player 440 50.5 64.4 79.0 28.0 57.4 43.0 55.4 46.4 27.5 7.7 73.5
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 68 62 3 91
2022 30 84 9 92
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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 %
2021 -- 0 0.6 -1 0 1 0 --
2022 23.10 3 3.0 0 1 3 0 0.0
Player 23.10 3 3.7 -1 1 4 0 0.0
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
2021 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2022 3 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 1 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 3
Player 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 2 3 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 2 3 5 5 3 4 3
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
Results
BA .300 +.040 .260
xBA .272 +.028 .244
OBP .386 +.077 .309
xOBP .361 +.050 .311
SLG .580 +.280 .300
xSLG .465 +.082 .383
ISO .280 +.240 .040
xISO .193 +.054 .139
BABIP .333 -.009 .342
wOBA .412 +.149 .263
xwOBA .362 +.059 .303
wOBACON .479 +.159 .320
xwOBACON .406 +.030 .376
BACON .385 +.043 .342
xBACON .349 +.004 .345
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 48.7 +20.5 28.2
Avg Exit Velocity 93.5 +6.0 87.5
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 30.8 -2.5 33.3
Barrel % 7.7 -2.6 10.3
Avg Launch Angle 14.9 -1.4 16.3
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 92.0 -2.5 94.5
Breaking Velocity 79.4 -0.7 80.1
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 3 -1 4
Popup % 10.3 0.0 10.3
Flyball % 23.1 -2.5 25.6
Line Drive % 25.6 0.0 25.6
Groundball % 41.0 +2.5 38.5
Pull % 30.8 +5.2 25.6
Straight Away % 48.7 +7.7 41.0
Opposite Field % 20.5 -12.8 33.3
Weak Contact % 0.0 -2.6 2.6
Pull Airball % 15.4 +7.7 7.7
Topped Contact % 30.8 +5.2 25.6
Under Contact % 28.2 -2.6 30.8
Flare/Burner Contact % 28.2 -2.6 30.8
Solid Contact % 5.1 +5.1 0.0
HR/FB % 33.3 +33.3 0.0
Popups 4 0 4
Flyballs 9 -1 10
Line Drives 10 0 10
Groundballs 16 +1 15
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 46.9 -7.8 54.7
Out of Zone % 53.1 +7.8 45.3
Edge % 41.0 -4.3 45.3
Zone Swing % 64.3 -0.2 64.5
Out of Zone Swing % 26.8 -2.9 29.7
In Zone Contact % 81.9 +5.8 76.1
Out of Zone Contact % 64.7 +16.6 48.1
Whiff % 23.6 -8.0 31.6
First Strike % 59.6 +8.7 50.9
First Pitch Swing % 29.8 -2.9 32.7
Swing % 44.4 -4.4 48.8
Meatball Swing % 81.3 +14.6 66.7
Meatball % 6.7 -2.3 9.0
Zone Swing & Miss % 18.1 -5.8 23.9
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 35.3 -16.6 51.9
In Zone 112 +2 110
Out of Zone 127 +36 91
Edge 98 +7 91
In Zone Swings 72 +1 71
Out of Zone Swings 34 +7 27
In Zone Swing & Misses 13 -4 17
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 12 -2 14
Basic
Pitches 239 +38 201
PA 57 +1 56
AB 50 0 50
Hits 15 +2 13
Singles 8 -3 11
Doubles 3 +1 2
Triples 1 +1 0
Home Runs 3 +3 0
Walks 7 +3 4
Strikeouts 11 -2 13
K% 19.3 -3.9 23.2
BB% 12.3 +5.2 7.1
HBP 0 0 0
Batted Balls 39 0 39
Number of Fastballs 180 +30 150
Number of Offspeed 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 59 +8 51
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 55 .263 29 2 6.9 26 11 42.3
2022 Shifts 57 .412 37 12 32.4 20 12 60.0
! 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 %
2021 42 14.4 54.8% 4.8% 51 20.6 2.0% 0.0%
2022 74 17.3 25.7% 1.4% 43 19.6 7.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution