Welington Castillo
37-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
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.000
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0
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Opts for retirement
Castillo retired from professional baseball on Sunday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
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Castillo last saw game action with Triple-A Rochester in mid-June, and he's opted to hang up his cleats. The 34-year-old played 10 years in the big leagues and had a .254/.313/.426 slash line with 98 homers in 726 games between the Cubs, Diamondbacks, White Sox, Mariners and Orioles.
Castillo last saw game action with Triple-A Rochester in mid-June, and he's opted to hang up his cleats. The 34-year-old played 10 years in the big leagues and had a .254/.313/.426 slash line with 98 homers in 726 games between the Cubs, Diamondbacks, White Sox, Mariners and Orioles.
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Before the 2019 season, Castillo was labeled by some as a potential value at a wasteland position. However, the 32-year-old hit just .209/.267/.417 in 72 games as he split time at catcher. Castillo struggled with plate discipline, recording a 29.5 K% with a 0.22 BB/K as his swinging-strike rate rose to 11.7%, his highest rate since 2011. Given Castillo's prolonged slump -- essentially extending over the past two seasons -- he's likely in line for a reduction in playing time in 2020, assuming he's able to find a big-league deal to begin with. Keep in mind Castillo allowed 30 stolen bases compared to only seven runners caught stealing in 2019. Not only does Castillo have playing-time question marks, his skills baseline has eroded. What we're left with is a low-end option, even in deep two-catcher leagues.
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Healthy at Triple-A
Castillo (shoulder) has appeared in five games this season for Triple-A Rochester, going 3-for-11 with seven walks and an RBI.
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Sent to minor-league camp
Castillo (shoulder) was assigned to minor-league camp Saturday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Sidelined with shoulder issue
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday that Castillo has been battling a shoulder injury since the start of camp, but the catcher has since been cleared to resume a throwing program, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
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Returns to Nationals
Castillo signed a one-year minor-league deal with the Nationals on Monday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
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Moves to restricted list
The Nationals placed Castillo (opt out) on the restricted list July 4.
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Not staying in Texas
Castillo, who was traded to the Rangers from the White Sox on Thursday, will not remain in Texas for long this winter, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Castillo is the proverbial ship passing through in the night, as the veteran catcher was simply a throw-in chip in a deal between the clubs that allowed the Rangers to boost their pool of international slot bonus money. A total of $250,000 in such funds accompanied Castillo in the deal, along with his $8 million team option for next season. The Rangers are fully expected to decline that provision and allow the 32-year-old to hit free agency, where he should draw some interest from teams seeking an experienced backstop with some pop in his bat.
Castillo is the proverbial ship passing through in the night, as the veteran catcher was simply a throw-in chip in a deal between the clubs that allowed the Rangers to boost their pool of international slot bonus money. A total of $250,000 in such funds accompanied Castillo in the deal, along with his $8 million team option for next season. The Rangers are fully expected to decline that provision and allow the 32-year-old to hit free agency, where he should draw some interest from teams seeking an experienced backstop with some pop in his bat.