RF Al Castro #25
New York Empires MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/09/1973
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RF AL CASTRO #25 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
63 115 25 1 0 3 11 8 25 .217 .266 .304 0 -0.1
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 55
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 60
Errors: - 35 50
Arm: 20 45 65
Turn DP: - 30 -
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.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/08/1973 @ BOS Win, 9-6 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
07/07/1973 @ BOS Win, 4-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/06/1973 @ BOS Loss, 4-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/05/1973 DET Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1973 DET Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1973 DET Win, 10-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/01/1973 CHH Win, 13-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/30/1973 CHH Win, 6-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/28/1973 BOS Win, 9-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/27/1973 BOS Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He puts in long hours.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:12/22/1948
Born in:Sanford, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:97 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 15th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 63 115 25 1 0 3 11 11 8 25 .217 .266 .304 .570 .253 .087 60
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 21 124 0 2 0 0 0 1 35 4 0 1 0.0 9.6 2.81 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   44 7 0 0 0 3 3 2 8 0 0 0 .159 .196 .159 .355
Versus Right   71 18 1 0 3 8 8 6 17 1 0 0 .254 .308 .394 .702
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .556 .856
April   25 7 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .280 .333 .280 .613
May   44 9 1 0 0 2 5 3 8 0 0 0 .205 .255 .227 .483
June   36 7 0 0 2 4 3 2 12 1 0 0 .194 .231 .361 .592
July   10 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .500 .773
Spring Training   53 13 2 0 2 6 6 4 10 0 1 0 .245 .298 .396 .694
Last Year   366 88 15 1 14 48 29 20 65 5 5 1 .240 .278 .402 .680
Career   593 134 18 1 18 66 47 40 113 6 5 1 .226 .273 .351 .624
Home   57 13 1 0 2 7 5 5 15 1 0 0 .228 .286 .351 .637
Road   58 12 0 0 1 4 6 3 10 0 0 0 .207 .246 .259 .505
Grass   115 25 1 0 3 11 11 8 25 1 0 0 .217 .266 .304 .570
Day   72 15 0 0 2 5 5 8 16 0 0 0 .208 .287 .292 .579
Night   43 10 1 0 1 6 6 0 9 1 0 0 .233 .227 .326 .553
As Starter   81 20 1 0 3 7 10 7 16 0 0 0 .247 .307 .370 .677
As Reliever / Substitution   34 5 0 0 0 4 1 1 9 1 0 0 .147 .167 .147 .314
Pinch Hitting   17 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235
Close/Late   42 9 0 0 1 5 4 3 7 1 0 0 .214 .261 .286 .547
Inning 1-3   23 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 .217 .250 .348 .598
Inning 4-6   31 8 1 0 1 2 4 4 6 0 0 0 .258 .343 .387 .730
Inning 7-9   55 11 0 0 1 7 4 1 13 1 0 0 .200 .211 .255 .465
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
0 Outs   44 7 1 0 0 3 4 1 12 1 0 0 .159 .174 .182 .356
1 Outs   35 13 0 0 2 5 4 4 6 0 0 0 .371 .436 .543 .979
2 Outs   36 5 0 0 1 3 3 3 7 0 0 0 .139 .205 .222 .427
Scoring Position   27 7 0 0 1 8 2 3 7 1 0 0 .259 .323 .370 .693
Bases Empty   66 12 0 0 1 1 6 5 15 0 0 0 .182 .239 .227 .467
Runner on 1st   22 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .273 .455 .727
Runner on 2nd   3 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .200 .375 .200 .575
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   46 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 25 0 0 0 .109 .196 .130 .327
First Pitch   22 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 .091 .160 .091 .251
Count 0-1   7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 0-2   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   16 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 1-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 1-2   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 2.667 3.333
Count 2-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   15 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.000 1.571
Full Count   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 .071 .316 .071 .387
Behind in Count   24 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 .167 .167 .208 .375
Ahead in Count   30 13 0 0 3 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 .433 .452 .733 1.185
Batting 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 4th   10 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .100 .100 .400 .500
Batting 5th   19 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 3 1 0 0 .158 .292 .158 .450
Batting 6th   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Batting 7th   14 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .214 .214 .429 .643
Batting 8th   37 13 1 0 1 4 5 4 4 0 0 0 .351 .415 .459 .874
Batting 9th   15 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Low Leverage   58 13 1 0 1 5 4 3 17 1 0 0 .224 .258 .293 .551
Medium Leverage   30 8 0 0 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 .267 .312 .367 .679
High Leverage   27 4 0 0 1 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 .148 .233 .259 .493
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 63 115 25 1 0 3 11 11 8 0 1 25 0 1 .217 .266 .304 .570 59 60 -0.1
Total MLB 262 593 134 18 1 18 66 47 40 1 6 113 1 3 .226 .273 .351 .624 89 88 1.7
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 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 36 6 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 115.1 2.34 +1.4 1.060
1973 New York - MLB RF 20 15 34 3 0 38 1 .974 136.1 2.44 +1.0 1.016
TOTAL LF 126 21 74 1 0 75 0 1.000 390.1 1.73 +2.9 1.025
TOTAL CF 12 11 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 86.0 2.30 -2.6 .857
TOTAL RF 123 103 208 5 0 217 4 .982 937.2 2.04 +7.0 1.051
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.
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