The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Castellanos releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 13 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
186 tracked release points, averaging 4.8 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Castellanos's sinker moves 121.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Castellanos goes to the 4-seam fastball: 26.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.7% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2024.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Castellanos's cutter leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 83.9 off his sinker.
50 and 59 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Castellanos throws the sinker 63.3% of the time against right-handers and 2.1% against left-handers.
90 pitches to right-handers, 96 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Castellanos's stuff spins at 1,947 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 714th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Castellanos's sinker averages 90.6 mph, and has touched 93.0.
59 thrown, 31.7% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Castellanos averages 87.0 mph across his arsenal, 21st percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2024. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 607th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.5% of Castellanos's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
27 of 186 located pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Castellanos throws a strike on the first pitch 52.1% of the time.
48 plate appearances started in 2024.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Castellanos projects a .369 average, 11th percentile.
186 pitches in 2024. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 686th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Castellanos lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.72 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
186 located pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Castellanos throws a fastball 81.8% of the time, against 70% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 50 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Castellanos works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 31.7% of everything he throws.
186 classified pitches in 2024.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Castellanos is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
186 pitches in 2024. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 181st in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Castellanos puts 47.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 50 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Castellanos releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
186 tracked pitches in 2024.
He lives on one side of the plate
Castellanos works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
186 located pitches in 2024.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Castellanos gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
186 pitches in 2024. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 278th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Castellanos releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 13 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
186 tracked release points, averaging 4.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Castellanos releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
186 tracked pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Castellanos's sinker moves 121.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Castellanos goes to the 4-seam fastball: 26.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.7% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Castellanos throws a strike on the first pitch 52.1% of the time.
48 plate appearances started in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Castellanos throws a fastball 81.8% of the time, against 70% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 50 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Castellanos puts 47.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 50 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Castellanos's cutter leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 83.9 off his sinker.
50 and 59 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Castellanos throws the sinker 63.3% of the time against right-handers and 2.1% against left-handers.
90 pitches to right-handers, 96 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Castellanos's sinker averages 90.6 mph, and has touched 93.0.
59 thrown, 31.7% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Castellanos works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 31.7% of everything he throws.
186 classified pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Castellanos's stuff spins at 1,947 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 714th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Castellanos averages 87.0 mph across his arsenal, 21st percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2024. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 607th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.5% of Castellanos's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
27 of 186 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Castellanos lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.72 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
186 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on one side of the plate
Castellanos works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
186 located pitches in 2024.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Castellanos projects a .369 average, 11th percentile.
186 pitches in 2024. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 686th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Castellanos is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
186 pitches in 2024. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 181st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Castellanos gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
186 pitches in 2024. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 278th in MLB.
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