Diego Castillo

Diego Castillo

26-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Arizona Diamondbacks
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Castillo made his big-league debut in 2022 and spent the majority of the season in Pittsburgh. At first glance, his 26.5 percent strikeout rate and .206 batting average suggest he was just another of the mediocre or worse options that the Pirates trotted out during the campaign. However, there's come intrigue with a deeper dive. As a prospect, Castillo was known for his hit tool and rarely struck out at clips higher than 15 percent while working his way through the minors. That number spiked in his first taste of the majors, but so did his potential to hit for power thanks to a 9.9 percent barrel rate and 109.6 mph max exit velocity. Assuming he can bring his strikeout rate back down to levels he showed while climbing through the Yankees' minor-league system, there's the potential of a player who can hit for both a solid average and solid power. Castillo was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh in December and subsequently traded to Arizona, where he could open 2023 in a utility role. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#588
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks in March of 2023.
Optioned to Reno
OFArizona Diamondbacks
August 1, 2023
The Diamondbacks optioned Castillo to Triple-A Reno on Tuesday.
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A day after coming up from the minors, Castillo will head right back to Triple-A after going 0-for-1 during Monday's contest. Castillo holds an impressive .892 OPS in Reno this season, so there's a good chance he returns to Arizona later this summer if he continues to produce.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+74%
OPS vs LHP
2023
No Stats
2022
 
 
+76%
OPS vs LHP
2021
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .783 154 20 9 21 0 .238 .279 .503
Since 2021vs Right .449 130 8 2 8 1 .167 .215 .233
2023vs Left .000 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left .788 153 20 9 21 0 .239 .281 .507
2022vs Right .449 130 8 2 8 1 .167 .215 .233
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+27%
OPS on Road
2023
No Stats
2022
 
 
+28%
OPS on Road
2021
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .547 127 9 2 14 0 .198 .236 .310
Since 2021Away .697 157 19 9 15 1 .211 .261 .435
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away .000 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2022Home .547 127 9 2 14 0 .198 .236 .310
2022Away .701 156 19 9 15 1 .212 .263 .438
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Diego Castillo compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.00
 
BB Rate
0.0%
 
K Rate
0.0%
 
BABIP
.000
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.000
 
OBP
.000
 
SLG
.000
 
OPS
.000
 
wOBA
.000
 
Exit Velocity
92.5 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
0.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.040
 
Expected SLG
.114
 
Sprint Speed
18.9 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
0.0%
 
Line Drive %
0.0%
 
Fly Ball %
100.0%
 
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
Castillo was shipped to Pittsburgh along with Hoy Park in the deadline deal that sent Clay Holmes to the Yankees. The trade made sense for both sides, as the Yankees had much more need of a good reliever than the Pirates did, and Castillo and Park were blocked in New York, while Pittsburgh has plenty of at-bats to dole out at almost every position. Castillo was added to the 40-man roster this offseason as Rule 5 draft protection and should spend a good chunk of the year in the majors. He showed a well-rounded skill set across Double-A and Triple-A, hitting .278/.355/.487 with 19 home runs, nine steals, a 12.7 K% and a 10.0 BB% in 440 PA. Castillo has 50-grade power and speed, but if his excellent approach and contact ability can carry over in the majors, he could hit enough to be an everyday player who moves around the infield. He played almost evenly at shortstop, second base and third base last season.
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Back in majors
OFArizona Diamondbacks
July 31, 2023
The Diamondbacks recalled Castillo from Triple-A Reno on Monday.
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Shifts to Triple-A
OFArizona Diamondbacks
March 19, 2023
Castillo was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Sunday.
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Returns to lineup
OFArizona Diamondbacks
March 17, 2023
Castillo (neck) is back in the Diamondbacks' Cactus League lineup Friday versus the Rockies.
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Could return to lineup soon
OFArizona Diamondbacks
Neck
March 16, 2023
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Thursday that Castillo (neck) could return to Arizona's lineup within the next couple of days, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
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Suffering from neck spasms
OFArizona Diamondbacks
Neck
March 16, 2023
Castillo was removed from Wednesday's spring game due to neck spasms, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
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