Diego A. Castillo

Diego A. Castillo

27-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Minnesota Twins AAA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Castillo was scooped up by Arizona when Pittsburgh designated him for assignment prior to 2023 spring training and spent all but one day at Triple-A Reno. He appeared to change his approach with the new organization, increasing his walk rate to 17.6 BB% and posting a .431 on-base percentage, while playing left field, second base, shortstop and third base. Overall, it was his best year in the minors - MiLB.com's Organizational All-Star rankings rated him the system's best second baseman - but it wasn't enough for the 26-year-old to hold onto a spot on the 40-man roster. He was jettisoned to make room for Lourdes Gurriel, who re-signed with Arizona. A return to Reno had been expected, but Castillo was claimed off waivers by the Mets. He's another in a string of fringe additions New York made during the offseason. He could fill an infield depth role behind Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil and Francisco Lindor. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in July of 2024.
Outrighted to Triple-A
OFMinnesota Twins  AAA
July 26, 2024
The Twins outrighted Castillo to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Castillo had been removed from the 40-man roster earlier this week following a brief stint with the big club. He could have elected free agency but instead has accepted the outright assignment and will remain in the organization.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#5
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+72%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+40%
OPS vs LHP
2023
No Stats
2022
 
 
+76%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .792 158 22 9 21 0 .240 .285 .507
Since 2022vs Right .460 134 9 2 10 1 .171 .224 .236
2024vs Left 1.167 4 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667
2024vs Right .833 4 1 0 2 0 .333 .500 .333
2023vs Left .000 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left .788 153 20 9 21 0 .239 .281 .507
2022vs Right .449 130 8 2 8 1 .167 .215 .233
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+20%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+305%
OPS at Home
2023
No Stats
2022
 
 
+28%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .575 132 11 2 16 0 .208 .250 .325
Since 2022Away .692 160 20 9 15 1 .208 .263 .430
2024Home 1.350 5 2 0 2 0 .500 .600 .750
2024Away .333 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away .000 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2022Home .547 127 9 2 14 0 .198 .236 .310
2022Away .701 156 19 9 15 1 .212 .263 .438
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Stat Review
How does Diego A. Castillo compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
2.00
 
BB Rate
25.0%
 
K Rate
12.5%
 
BABIP
.400
 
ISO
.167
 
AVG
.333
 
OBP
.500
 
SLG
.500
 
OPS
1.000
 
wOBA
.443
 
Exit Velocity
81.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
20.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.328
 
Expected SLG
.373
 
Sprint Speed
25.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
60.0%
 
Line Drive %
40.0%
 
Fly Ball %
0.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Castillo made his big-league debut in 2022 and spent the majority of the season in Pittsburgh. At first glance, his 26.5 percent strikeout rate and .206 batting average suggest he was just another of the mediocre or worse options that the Pirates trotted out during the campaign. However, there's come intrigue with a deeper dive. As a prospect, Castillo was known for his hit tool and rarely struck out at clips higher than 15 percent while working his way through the minors. That number spiked in his first taste of the majors, but so did his potential to hit for power thanks to a 9.9 percent barrel rate and 109.6 mph max exit velocity. Assuming he can bring his strikeout rate back down to levels he showed while climbing through the Yankees' minor-league system, there's the potential of a player who can hit for both a solid average and solid power. Castillo was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh in December and subsequently traded to Arizona, where he could open 2023 in a utility role.
Castillo was shipped to Pittsburgh along with Hoy Park in the deadline deal that sent Clay Holmes to the Yankees. The trade made sense for both sides, as the Yankees had much more need of a good reliever than the Pirates did, and Castillo and Park were blocked in New York, while Pittsburgh has plenty of at-bats to dole out at almost every position. Castillo was added to the 40-man roster this offseason as Rule 5 draft protection and should spend a good chunk of the year in the majors. He showed a well-rounded skill set across Double-A and Triple-A, hitting .278/.355/.487 with 19 home runs, nine steals, a 12.7 K% and a 10.0 BB% in 440 PA. Castillo has 50-grade power and speed, but if his excellent approach and contact ability can carry over in the majors, he could hit enough to be an everyday player who moves around the infield. He played almost evenly at shortstop, second base and third base last season.
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Loses roster spot
OFMinnesota Twins  AAA
July 24, 2024
The Twins designated Castillo for assignment Wednesday.
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Summoned from Triple-A
OFMinnesota Twins  AAA
July 14, 2024
The Twins selected Castillo's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday. He'll start at third base and bat seventh in the Twins' series finale in San Francisco.
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Promotion pending
OFMinnesota Twins  AAA
July 13, 2024
The Twins are expected to call up Castillo from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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Traded to Minnesota
OFMinnesota Twins  AAA
April 5, 2024
The Twins acquired Castillo from the Orioles on Friday in exchange for cash consideration, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Assigned to Norfolk
OFBaltimore Orioles  AAA
February 20, 2024
Castillo was assigned to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday after clearing outright waivers, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Starting at second in 2023?
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
November 20, 2022
Castillo will compete with Rodolfo Castro and Ji Hwan Bae for the starting second-base job in 2023, reports Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Castillo started the 2022 season with the Pirates and performed well through May before slumping badly in June and July and being optioned to Triple-A. The 25-year-old produced a .788 OPS and nine homers against lefties while compiling a .449 OPS and only two long balls against righties. He appeared at five different positions in 2022 and will likely find playing time even if he doesn't have a defined position.
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