Willi Castro
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
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R
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SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Castro has the best season of his career as he became a solid utility player and a surprising source of stolen bases. After Castro was non-tendered by Detroit he had to settle for a minor league deal with the Twins and wasn't a sure bet to win a major league job. Castro got regular duty at third base in May when Jose Miranda struggled and hit .274 with a .780 OPS and 10 steals in the first two months of the season. He also became the backup center fielder when Byron Buxton was unable to play in the field. Castro gained manager Rocco Baldelli's confidence on the basepaths and went 33 for 38 in steal attempts. Castro drew more walks (8.3% BB%) and made harder contact (career-high 31.9% Hard Hit rate), but most of his underlying metrics were similar to his underwhelming 2022 season. A full-season career-high .328 BABIP may have indicated he was a bit lucky. However, Castro's versatility to be a plus glove around the infield and use his speed to be adequate in the outfield should help him carve out a steady role. Read Past Outlooks
Strong start to spring
Castro started at shortstop and went 1-for-3 in Saturday's spring training loss to Philadelphia and has gone 4-for-10 overall this spring. He appears set for a multi-position utility role again this season, MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Castro had the best season of his career in 2023, as he became a solid utility player and a surprising source of stolen bases. Castro gained manager Rocco Baldelli's confidence on the basepaths and went 33-for-38 in steal attempts. The switch hitter will likely get most of his time in the outfield against left-handed pitching if the roster stays healthy, but he can fill in at almost any position but catcher if injuries strike.
Castro had the best season of his career in 2023, as he became a solid utility player and a surprising source of stolen bases. Castro gained manager Rocco Baldelli's confidence on the basepaths and went 33-for-38 in steal attempts. The switch hitter will likely get most of his time in the outfield against left-handed pitching if the roster stays healthy, but he can fill in at almost any position but catcher if injuries strike.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+12%
OPS vs RHP
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .650 | 252 | 4 | 20 | .244 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .725 | 549 | 13 | 45 | .252 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Left | .636 | 129 | 1 | 7 | .237 | ||||
2023vs Right | .803 | 280 | 8 | 27 | .266 | ||||
2022vs Left | .660 | 123 | 3 | 13 | .250 | ||||
2022vs Right | .646 | 269 | 5 | 18 | .237 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+26%
OPS at Home
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .786 | 383 | 10 | 37 | .276 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .623 | 418 | 7 | 28 | .224 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | .831 | 174 | 5 | 18 | .260 | ||||
2023Away | .691 | 235 | 4 | 16 | .255 | ||||
2022Home | .750 | 209 | 5 | 19 | .289 | ||||
2022Away | .539 | 183 | 3 | 12 | .187 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Willi Castro 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.
* 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
0.34BB Rate
8.3%K Rate
24.2%BABIP
.328ISO
.154AVG
.257OBP
.339SLG
.411OPS
.750wOBA
.332Exit Velocity
86.5 mphHard Hit Rate
31.9%Barrels/PA
4.4%Expected BA
.234Expected SLG
.365Sprint Speed
25.0 ft/secGround Ball %
39.1%Line Drive %
19.4%Fly Ball %
41.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Once an emerging middle infield option for Detroit, Castro's path to regular playing time now seems to be in the outfield. He started 80 games in the outfield for the Tigers in 2022, while also seeing 16 games apiece at second base and shortstop. That was a drastic change from 2021, when Castro primarily played in the infield and only saw 10 outfield appearances. Offensively, Castro has shown flashes here and there, though his .651 OPS last year leaves room for growth. He has at least been able to reduce his strikeouts the past few seasons. Castro struck out just under 31 percent of the time as a rookie in 2019. He lowered that to a career-best 20.9 percent in 2022. The slight improvements weren't enough to convince Detroit to keep him around, and he wasn't tendered a contract for 2023. Castro subsequently joined Minnesota on a minor-league deal and is unlikely to work as any more than a utility man should he see the majors.
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Gets $3 million
Castro agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract with the Twins on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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Starting in center field
Castro is starting in center field and batting eighth Tuesday in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Astros, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Sitting Sunday
Castro isn't in the Twins' lineup Sunday against the Angels.
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Out of lineup
Castro will hit the bench Saturday against the Angels, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
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Goes deep in victory
Castro went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's 7-0 win over Cincinnati.
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