This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Castillo goes to the slider: 58.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.8% the rest of the time.
173 two-strike pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Castillo's sinker moves 117.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
211 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Castillo puts 42.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
285 pitches to right-handed hitters, 258 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Castillo's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 87.1 off his sinker.
81 and 211 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Castillo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
543 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Castillo throws a fastball 59% of the time, against 37.5% when he is ahead.
144 pitches behind in the count, 168 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Castillo's 4-seam fastball carries 13.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Castillo 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.
543 located pitches in 2025.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Castillo works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 43.6% of everything he throws.
543 classified pitches in 2025.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Castillo throws a strike on the first pitch 66.2% of the time.
148 plate appearances started in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Castillo puts 57.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.1% when he is ahead.
144 located pitches behind, 168 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Castillo's slider spins at 2,486 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
237 thrown in 2025.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Castillo lands 51% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.2% of his breaking balls.
292 of his fastballs, 237 of his breaking balls.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Castillo throws 44.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47% with the bases empty.
160 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 383 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Castillo throws the slider 48.8% of the time against left-handers and 38.9% against right-handers.
285 pitches to right-handers, 258 to left-handers.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.4% of the contact Castillo gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
543 pitches in 2025. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 509th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Castillo's sinker averages 93.0 mph, and has touched 95.5.
211 thrown, 38.9% of his pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Castillo's stuff spins at 2,228 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
543 pitches in 2025. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 484th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Castillo releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
543 tracked pitches in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates Castillo's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.3 against 84.2.
81 and 237 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Castillo has thrown 14 changeups this season, 2.6% of his pitches, at 87.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
543 classified pitches in 2025.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Castillo goes to the slider: 58.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.8% the rest of the time.
173 two-strike pitches in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Castillo throws a fastball 59% of the time, against 37.5% when he is ahead.
144 pitches behind in the count, 168 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Castillo throws a strike on the first pitch 66.2% of the time.
148 plate appearances started in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Castillo puts 57.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.1% when he is ahead.
144 located pitches behind, 168 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Castillo's sinker moves 117.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
211 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Castillo's 4-seam fastball carries 13.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Castillo puts 42.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
285 pitches to right-handed hitters, 258 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Castillo's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 87.1 off his sinker.
81 and 211 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Castillo works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 43.6% of everything he throws.
543 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Castillo's slider spins at 2,486 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
237 thrown in 2025.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Castillo throws the slider 48.8% of the time against left-handers and 38.9% against right-handers.
285 pitches to right-handers, 258 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Castillo's sinker averages 93.0 mph, and has touched 95.5.
211 thrown, 38.9% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates Castillo's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.3 against 84.2.
81 and 237 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Castillo has thrown 14 changeups this season, 2.6% of his pitches, at 87.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
543 classified pitches in 2025.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Castillo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
543 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Castillo releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
543 tracked pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Castillo 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.
543 located pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Castillo lands 51% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.2% of his breaking balls.
292 of his fastballs, 237 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Castillo throws 44.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47% with the bases empty.
160 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 383 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.4% of the contact Castillo gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
543 pitches in 2025. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 509th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Castillo's stuff spins at 2,228 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
543 pitches in 2025. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 484th in MLB.
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