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Welington Castillo

Cubs Career team 2010–2015
Number #20
Position Catcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 39
Height 5' 10"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place San Isidro, Dominican Republic
Born Apr 24, 1987

Key Insights

2019
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

J.A. Happ has struck Castillo out 6 times in 11 plate appearances, 54.5% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Castillo hits Santiago Casilla harder than anyone: 105.8 mph off the bat, against a median of 90.5 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the SF, Castillo has hit .275 and slugged .675 over 42 plate appearances, his best of any club.

11 hits, 5 home runs and 10 strikeouts, against a .425 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Castillo cannot get the barrel to Blake Snell: 78.7 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 90.5 across the pitchers he has faced.

10 plate appearances with tracked contact.
The results in this matchup flatter him

The .333 Castillo has hit against Collin McHugh is running ahead of the contact, which projects only .178.

13 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he never seems to get going against

Against the arms currently on the ARI, Castillo has hit .128 and slugged .213 over 51 plate appearances, his worst of any club.

6 hits, 1 home run and 18 strikeouts, against a .425 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 24, 1987
Birth Place San Isidro, Dominican Republic
Height 5' 10"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right