Blas Castano

Castano releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

Castano's sinker moves 14.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

With two strikes Castano goes to the 4-seam fastball: 22.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.7% the rest of the time.

Castano releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.

Castano lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

Castano throws the sweeper 30.9% of the time against right-handers and 14.7% against left-handers.

Castano's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

Castano works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Cutter and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 40.7% of everything he throws.

Castano puts 60.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.4% when he is ahead.

Castano works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.

Castano's sweeper spins at 2,578 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

11.8 mph separates Castano's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 94.5 against 82.8.

Castano's sinker averages 94.1 mph, and has touched 96.1.

With two strikes Castano goes to the 4-seam fastball: 22.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.7% the rest of the time.

Castano puts 60.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.4% when he is ahead.

Castano releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

Castano releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.

Castano's sinker moves 14.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

Castano's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

Castano throws the sweeper 30.9% of the time against right-handers and 14.7% against left-handers.

Castano works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Cutter and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 40.7% of everything he throws.

Castano's sweeper spins at 2,578 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

11.8 mph separates Castano's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 94.5 against 82.8.

Castano's sinker averages 94.1 mph, and has touched 96.1.

Castano lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

Castano works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.