Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Castillo is weak: 82.6 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
168 pitches in 2025. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 7th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 79.9 mph off the bat against Castillo and left-handers 86.5.
17 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 12 from left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.6% of the contact Castillo gives up is hit hard, 97th percentile.
168 pitches in 2025. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 21st in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
21.4% of the contact against Castillo with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
92 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 76 with the bases empty.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Castillo works off the plate, with only 38.7% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
168 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 753rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Castillo's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 79.7 mph, against 75.8 off his sweeper.
77 and 42 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Castillo's stuff spins at 2,082 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
168 pitches in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 672nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.4% of the contact against Castillo is on the ground and 31% of it is in the air.
29 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Castillo projects a .349 average, 31st percentile.
168 pitches in 2025. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 540th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Castillo averages 88.4 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
168 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 503rd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.4% of the balls put in play against Castillo have gone to centre field.
12 of 29 located batted balls allowed.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Castillo is weak: 82.6 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
168 pitches in 2025. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 7th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.6% of the contact Castillo gives up is hit hard, 97th percentile.
168 pitches in 2025. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 21st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Castillo projects a .349 average, 31st percentile.
168 pitches in 2025. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 540th in MLB.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 79.9 mph off the bat against Castillo and left-handers 86.5.
17 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 12 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.4% of the contact against Castillo is on the ground and 31% of it is in the air.
29 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.4% of the balls put in play against Castillo have gone to centre field.
12 of 29 located batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
21.4% of the contact against Castillo with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
92 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 76 with the bases empty.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Castillo works off the plate, with only 38.7% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
168 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 753rd in MLB.
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 79.7 mph, against 75.8 off his sweeper.
77 and 42 of them thrown.
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 2,082 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
168 pitches in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 672nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Castillo averages 88.4 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
168 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 503rd in MLB.
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