RF Al Castro #25
New York Empires MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/26/1975
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RF AL CASTRO #25 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
109 403 94 13 2 13 58 37 69 .233 .295 .372 1 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 55 55 60
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 60
Errors: - 30 50
Arm: 20 45 65
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/20/1975 @ DAL Win, 6-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1975 @ DAL Loss, 4-5 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0
08/18/1975 ATL Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/17/1975 ATL Loss, 3-4 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/16/1975 ATL Loss, 5-11 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/15/1975 ATL Win, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1975 BAL Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1975 BAL Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1975 @ TOR Win, 7-5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1975 @ TOR Win, 7-5 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
He works hard to hone his skills.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:12/22/1948
Born in:Sanford, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$80,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 15th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 109 403 94 13 2 13 58 50 37 69 .233 .295 .372 .668 .302 .139 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 105 450 1 2 0 10 3 6 150 28 1 3 25.0 43.5 3.55 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   123 26 2 1 5 17 15 11 20 3 0 0 .211 .270 .366 .636
Versus Right   280 68 11 1 8 41 35 26 49 3 3 1 .243 .306 .375 .681
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   69 16 1 0 3 10 7 7 6 1 1 1 .232 .308 .377 .685
May   99 25 4 1 2 12 14 7 13 1 0 0 .253 .299 .374 .673
June   88 24 4 1 3 16 10 10 17 2 0 0 .273 .340 .443 .783
July   87 14 2 0 4 15 11 4 20 2 2 0 .161 .194 .322 .515
August   60 15 2 0 1 5 8 9 13 0 0 0 .250 .348 .333 .681
Spring Training   62 16 1 1 2 5 6 2 8 0 0 0 .258 .281 .403 .684
Last Year   292 66 7 3 7 43 33 23 55 2 1 0 .226 .281 .342 .623
2 Years Ago   209 48 4 0 5 22 19 11 47 3 0 3 .230 .274 .321 .595
Career   1382 317 41 6 40 178 138 103 259 16 9 5 .229 .282 .355 .637
Home   187 38 8 0 7 25 22 19 35 2 1 1 .203 .278 .358 .636
Road   216 56 5 2 6 33 28 18 34 4 2 0 .259 .311 .384 .695
Grass   403 94 13 2 13 58 50 37 69 6 3 1 .233 .295 .372 .668
Day   231 55 8 0 6 29 25 24 36 2 2 0 .238 .307 .351 .658
Night   172 39 5 2 7 29 25 13 33 4 1 1 .227 .279 .401 .680
As Starter   402 94 13 2 13 58 50 37 68 6 3 1 .234 .296 .373 .669
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   82 20 5 0 3 16 11 9 16 0 1 0 .244 .319 .415 .733
Inning 1-3   132 33 1 0 5 20 16 12 22 3 0 1 .250 .311 .371 .682
Inning 4-6   149 33 6 2 5 21 19 11 23 3 2 0 .221 .270 .389 .659
Inning 7-9   116 28 6 0 3 17 15 14 23 0 1 0 .241 .323 .371 .694
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   123 36 4 0 6 14 25 16 16 2 3 0 .293 .369 .472 .840
1 Outs   138 33 7 2 5 29 18 10 21 4 0 1 .239 .288 .428 .715
2 Outs   142 25 2 0 2 15 7 11 32 0 0 0 .176 .235 .232 .468
Scoring Position   118 23 3 0 4 45 13 13 24 6 3 0 .195 .263 .322 .585
Bases Empty   204 52 5 2 6 6 29 18 35 0 0 1 .255 .318 .387 .706
Runner on 1st   81 19 5 0 3 7 8 6 10 0 0 0 .235 .287 .407 .695
Runner on 2nd   37 7 0 0 2 8 8 6 8 0 2 0 .189 .302 .351 .654
Runner on 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 8 0 0 0 .097 .152 .129 .281
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 3 0 0 1 9 1 0 3 2 0 0 .214 .188 .429 .616
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 4 0 0 1 9 2 1 1 1 0 0 .364 .385 .636 1.021
Bases Loaded   17 6 2 0 0 14 2 2 3 1 1 0 .353 .400 .471 .871
Two Strikes   154 17 3 1 2 7 15 18 69 1 0 0 .110 .202 .182 .384
First Pitch   67 20 2 1 1 13 6 1 0 1 2 1 .299 .314 .403 .717
Count 0-1   46 9 3 0 1 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .196 .191 .326 .518
Count 0-2   18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   38 9 1 0 3 8 8 1 0 0 1 0 .237 .256 .500 .756
Count 1-1   42 18 2 0 4 14 8 0 0 3 0 0 .429 .400 .762 1.162
Count 1-2   49 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 26 1 0 0 .102 .100 .122 .222
Count 2-0   21 9 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .667 1.095
Count 2-1   28 10 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .357 .714
Count 2-2   54 7 1 1 1 1 5 0 22 0 0 0 .130 .130 .241 .370
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 2 0 0 1 3 2 12 0 0 0 0 .286 .737 .714 1.451
Full Count   33 5 1 0 1 3 9 18 12 0 0 0 .152 .451 .273 .724
Behind in Count   113 14 4 0 1 9 4 0 35 2 0 0 .124 .122 .186 .308
Ahead in Count   94 30 3 0 5 18 18 18 0 0 1 0 .319 .429 .511 .939
Batting 2nd   17 3 0 0 2 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .176 .211 .529 .740
Batting 4th   112 27 4 1 5 23 12 11 20 2 0 0 .241 .304 .429 .733
Batting 5th   265 62 8 1 6 32 34 24 44 3 3 1 .234 .297 .340 .637
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 8th   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   146 28 4 0 3 7 14 13 33 0 0 1 .192 .263 .281 .543
Medium Leverage   176 45 3 2 9 25 29 18 19 1 1 0 .256 .323 .449 .772
High Leverage   79 20 6 0 1 26 7 6 17 5 2 0 .253 .289 .367 .656
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 New York - MLB 18 7 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 39 33 -0.1
1970 New York - MLB 21 85 103 19 2 0 1 7 6 12 0 0 22 0 1 .184 .270 .233 .503 46 35 -0.5
1972 New York - MLB 23 107 366 88 15 1 14 48 29 20 1 5 65 1 1 .240 .278 .402 .680 112 114 2.4
1973 New York - MLB 24 123 209 48 4 0 5 22 19 11 3 3 47 0 1 .230 .274 .321 .595 70 71 0.2
1974 New York - MLB 25 127 292 66 7 3 7 43 33 23 0 2 55 0 0 .226 .281 .342 .623 86 88 0.6
1975 New York - MLB 26 109 403 94 13 2 13 58 50 37 1 6 69 1 3 .233 .295 .372 .668 83 93 1.4
Total MLB 558 1382 317 41 6 40 178 138 103 5 16 259 2 6 .229 .282 .355 .637 86 89 3.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Total - 18 24 104 45 12 2 2 27 33 12 3 0 5 3 1 .433 .504 .644 1.148 100 100 2.1
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1973 New York - MLB 24 6 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 4 -2 0.1
Total MLB 6 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 4 -2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 New York - MLB LF 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 -0.5 .743
1967 New York - MLB RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 New York - MLB LF 67 12 32 1 0 33 0 1.000 199.1 1.49 +1.2 1.009
1970 New York - MLB CF 12 11 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 86.0 2.30 -2.6 .857
1970 New York - MLB RF 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.1 0.55 -0.0 .979
1972 New York - MLB LF 20 0 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 51.2 1.57 +0.8 1.104
1972 New York - MLB RF 89 88 173 2 0 178 3 .983 780.0 2.02 +6.1 1.059
1973 New York - MLB LF 69 11 48 0 0 48 0 1.000 212.0 2.04 +2.2 1.052
1973 New York - MLB CF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 -0.1 1.012
1973 New York - MLB RF 37 25 59 4 0 64 1 .984 241.1 2.35 +1.7 1.031
1974 New York - MLB LF 50 19 40 0 0 41 1 .976 212.0 1.70 +1.8 1.064
1974 New York - MLB CF 4 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 26.0 3.12 -0.4 .904
1974 New York - MLB RF 60 49 91 4 0 96 1 .990 416.0 2.06 -0.2 1.019
1975 New York - MLB LF 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 23.0 0.78 -0.1 1.032
1975 New York - MLB RF 104 103 199 11 0 216 6 .972 891.0 2.12 +7.6 1.059
TOTAL LF 217 47 134 1 0 136 1 .993 722.0 1.68 +5.5 1.039
TOTAL CF 19 13 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 117.0 2.54 -3.1 .878
TOTAL RF 304 265 523 21 0 555 11 .980 2349.2 2.08 +15.1 1.048
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 71st overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of high school Halifax Academy (Halifax Academy; Daytona Beach, FL).
10/20/1967 Named the #93 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 30 (50).
07/04/1968 Named the #62 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1968 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 35 (50).
04/08/1969 Named the #64 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #38 prospect in the MLB
10/07/1969 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/29/1969 Named the #36 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 40 (50).
04/07/1970 Named the #55 prospect in the MLB
05/22/1970 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),day-to-day for one week.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
03/01/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the New York Empires development complex.
10/01/1971 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
05/21/1973 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/16/1973 Injured (bruised knee),out for 1 day.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $34,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
03/18/1974 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week.
05/29/1974 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/29/1974 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $80,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
07/27/1975 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/20/1975 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks.
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