Jose Castillo

Jose Castillo

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Arizona Diamondbacks
2023 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Jose Castillo in 2023. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks in November of 2023.
Gets MiLB deal from Arizona
PArizona Diamondbacks  NRI
November 27, 2023
Castillo agreed to a minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks on Monday.
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Castillo has been given an invitation to the major-league side of spring training. The 27-year-old left-hander spent nearly all of 2023 at the Triple-A level, posting a 7.65 ERA and 48:24 K:BB over 37.2 frames. He boasts a 55:16 K:BB over 40.1 career innings in the majors.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
23
Last 10 Games
23
Last 5 Games
23
How many pitches does Jose Castillo generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
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51-60
 
61-70
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Jose Castillo generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
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BAA vs LHP
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BAA vs LHP
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BAA vs LHP
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .000 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Since 2021vs Right .750 8 0 2 3 0 1 0
2023vs Left .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 1.000 5 0 2 2 0 1 0
2022vs Left .000 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right .500 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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ERA on Road
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ERA on Road
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 33.75 4.50 1.1 0 0 0 6.8 20.3 0.0
Since 2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 108.00 12.00 .333333 0 0 0 0.0 54.0 0.0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 9.00 2.00 1.0 0 0 0 9.0 9.0 0.0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Jose Castillo compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. 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, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in 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.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
0.00
 
K/9
0.0
 
BB/9
54.0
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
95.5 mph
 
ERA
108.00
 
WHIP
12.00
 
BABIP
.680
 
GB/FB
1.00
 
Left On Base
0.0%
 
Exit Velocity
74.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
0.0%
 
Spin Rate
2106 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
16.7%
 
Swinging Strike
0.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Castillo's 2020 season was over before it could begin. The lefty went down during an intrasquad game in July and was diagnosed with a Grade 2 lat strain, with the injury ultimately forcing a move to the 45-day IL and costing him the entire year. That was after he missed nearly all of 2019 with a forearm flexor strain and a tendon tear in his left hand. The Padres reinstated Castillo to the 40-man roster in November of 2020 and made a point to say that he was healthy heading into the winter. He showed a lot of promise in 2018, riding his fastball-slider combo to a 34.7 K% and 14.0 SwStr% in his first spin around the majors. Castillo is now a wild card given we have barely seen him over the past two seasons. If he's finally healthy, he should be a big difference-maker in the late innings for San Diego.
Castillo pitched 7.2 innings during the 2019 season around two major injuries. He missed most of the year with a left forearm flexor strain, only to come back from that and tear a tendon in his pitching hand. When he was healthy in 2018, Castillo was absolute death to lefties (.133/.220/.133) and held his own very well against righties (.189/.270/.333) over 38.1 innings of work. The San Diego bullpen has become more crowded over the past 12 months, but Castillo's ability to handle lefties and righties should serve him well as long as his pitching arm is in good shape. While he may be best utilized as a lefty specialist in 2020, especially with Drew Pomeranz now on the roster to provide a late-inning lefty, the new usage rules could give Castillo a jump in production and perhaps some value in deep NL-only leagues as a ratios play who can vulture the occasional win.
Castillo reached the majors for the first time as a 22-year-old in June and looked like he belonged, tossing 38.1 innings with a 3.29 ERA. His FIP came in even lower at 2.64 as Castillo had an excellent 34.7% strikeout to go along with an 8.0% walk rate. He absolutely dominated lefties, holding the 50 he faced to a .333 OPS, and he was no slouch against righties (.603 OPS he allowed in 100 plate appearances). Castillo should fill a high-leverage role in the Padres' bullpen from the start of the season this time around. His handedness could hurt his chance of getting save opportunities, though the Padres used lefty Brad Hand as closer recently. It's unlikely that he'll get the job to start the season, but he'll be a name worth knowing should Kirby Yates and Craig Stammen disappoint, break down or get traded.
A throw-in in the 2014 Wil Myers trade, Castillo reached the Double-A level late last season as a 21-year-old and showed enough in 47 total appearances to warrant Rule 5 protection. Walks have held him back some (4.2 BB/9 at High-A last year), but an uptick in strikeouts over the past two years has helped him limit the damage from the free passes. The lefty was excellent against same-handed hitters last season with Lake Elsinore, holding them to a .197 average and 1.03 WHIP (23:6 K:BB). He touches the mid-90s with his fastball and has been mostly healthy since missing nearly all of 2014 with an arm injury. There are a trio of capable southpaws on the Padres' roster behind Brad Hand (Buddy Baumann, Jose Torres, Kyle McGrath), but with Castillo now on the 40-man roster, he will likely be among the top candidates to come up when bullpen reinforcements are needed.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
PMiami Marlins  NRI
August 10, 2023
Castillo was outrighted Thursday to Triple-A Jacksonville, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
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Traded to Miami
PMiami Marlins  NRI
July 25, 2023
Miami acquired Castillo from the Padres on Tuesday for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Jacksonville.
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Designated for assignment
PSan Diego Padres  NRI
July 20, 2023
Castillo was designated for assignment Thursday.
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Sent back to Triple-A
PSan Diego Padres  NRI
July 7, 2023
Castillo was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Friday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Recalled from Triple-A
PSan Diego Padres  NRI
July 4, 2023
San Diego recalled Castillo from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.
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