2023 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
5.14
WHIP
1.57
K
9
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Castillo worked as both a starter and a reliever between the Blue Jays and the Royals last season, as he was included in part of the return for Whit Merrifield. He was better as a Blue Jay, as Castillo ended the year in rough form. Overall, his 5.95 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 37:15 K:BB across 39.1 innings aren't great numbers, but there's room for him to grow. The 23-year-old right-hander will be in contention for a spot in the Kansas City rotation heading into 2023 -- there are a lot of pitchers in that mix, but youth is on his side if he can get back on track. Castillo leans heavily on a 93 mph fastball and also features a changeup and a slider in his three-pitch mix. Realistically, there's a significant chance he opens the season at Triple-A, though his performance in spring training will likely be a key one to watch as the Royals shape their pitching staff under a new manager and pitching coach. Read Past Outlooks
Moves to Triple-A
The Royals optioned Castillo to Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Castillo was needed for 4.2 innings out of the bullpen in Sunday's loss to the White Sox, so he probably wasn't going to be available for at least another day or two. Nick Wittgren was called up from Triple-A to replace Castillo on the 26-man active roster.
Castillo was needed for 4.2 innings out of the bullpen in Sunday's loss to the White Sox, so he probably wasn't going to be available for at least another day or two. Nick Wittgren was called up from Triple-A to replace Castillo on the 26-man active roster.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
61
Last 10 Games
61
Last 5 Games
61
How many pitches does Max Castillo generally throw?
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 Max Castillo generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-48%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .245 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 5 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .283 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .190 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .364 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .259 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .242 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-21%
ERA on Road
2023
-39%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 6.75 | 1.63 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 4.5 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 5.30 | 1.31 | 37.1 | 8.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.38 | 1.50 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.56 | 1.59 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2022Home | 7.43 | 1.65 | 13.1 | 6.1 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2022Away | 5.19 | 1.19 | 26.0 | 9.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Max 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.
* 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
1.50K/9
5.8BB/9
3.9HR/9
1.3Fastball
93.4 mphERA
5.14WHIP
1.57BABIP
.315GB/FB
1.27Left On Base
72.9%Exit Velocity
81.5 mphBarrels/BBE
5.4%Spin Rate
2085 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.9%Swinging Strike
7.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Struggles as long reliever
Castillo (0-1) took the loss in Sunday's 5-2 loss against the White Sox. He allowed five runs on eight hits while striking out one over 4.2 innings.
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Will follow opener Sunday
Castillo will pitch following opener Carlos Hernandez against the White Sox on Sunday, Pete Grathoff of The Kansas City Star reports.
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Recalled from Omaha
Kansas City recalled Castillo from Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
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Optioned to Omaha
Castillo was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.
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Works in bulk relief
Castillo allowed two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out four over 4.1 innings in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Brewers. He did not factor in the decision.
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