RF Al Castro #25
New York Empires MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/15/1972
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RF AL CASTRO #25 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
100 340 83 14 1 13 41 20 60 .244 .285 .406 1 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 50
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
09/12/1972 @ MON Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1972 @ MON Loss, 10-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1972 @ BOS Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1972 @ BOS Win, 8-5 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
09/07/1972 BAL Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/05/1972 BAL Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1972 ATL Win, 4-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/25/1972 ATL Loss, 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1972 ATL Win, 4-2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
08/29/1972 @ DAL Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Al has an extensive workout regimen.
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:$26,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:164 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 15th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 100 340 83 14 1 13 41 28 20 60 .244 .285 .406 .691 .317 .162 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 365 1 0 0 5 5 4 138 28 1 1 50.0 39.4 3.91 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   113 28 5 0 5 12 10 6 26 3 1 0 .248 .279 .425 .703
Versus Right   227 55 9 1 8 29 18 14 34 1 4 1 .242 .288 .396 .685
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Last Week   14 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .357 .732
April   53 9 4 0 1 3 3 6 10 1 2 0 .170 .250 .302 .552
May   73 21 1 0 3 6 8 2 17 0 2 0 .288 .307 .425 .731
June   57 16 2 0 2 7 2 2 8 1 0 0 .281 .300 .421 .721
July   65 17 3 0 3 11 6 2 9 0 1 1 .262 .294 .446 .740
August   65 14 3 1 4 9 8 6 11 0 0 0 .215 .282 .477 .759
September   27 6 1 0 0 5 1 2 5 2 0 0 .222 .258 .259 .517
Spring Training   51 11 0 0 2 6 5 4 15 0 0 1 .216 .286 .333 .619
2 Years Ago   103 19 2 0 1 7 6 12 22 0 0 0 .184 .270 .233 .503
Career   452 104 16 1 14 48 35 32 83 4 5 1 .230 .280 .363 .643
Home   169 39 7 0 6 17 14 10 34 3 2 1 .231 .273 .379 .652
Road   171 44 7 1 7 24 14 10 26 1 3 0 .257 .297 .433 .729
Grass   340 83 14 1 13 41 28 20 60 4 5 1 .244 .285 .406 .691
Day   199 46 10 1 6 21 16 15 32 0 3 1 .231 .288 .382 .670
Night   141 37 4 0 7 20 12 5 28 4 2 0 .262 .280 .440 .720
As Starter   322 82 14 1 13 41 27 17 57 4 5 1 .255 .291 .425 .716
As Reliever / Substitution   18 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 .056 .190 .056 .246
Pinch Hitting   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
Close/Late   97 22 4 0 6 18 11 8 23 2 1 1 .227 .287 .454 .741
Inning 1-3   100 20 5 0 3 6 6 7 22 0 3 0 .200 .252 .340 .592
Inning 4-6   116 36 5 1 4 17 10 5 11 2 1 0 .310 .333 .474 .807
Inning 7-9   113 25 4 0 4 13 10 6 23 2 0 1 .221 .262 .363 .625
Extra Innings   11 2 0 0 2 5 2 2 4 0 1 0 .182 .308 .727 1.035
0 Outs   116 27 4 0 4 11 13 6 26 1 5 0 .233 .268 .371 .639
1 Outs   110 32 6 1 5 15 8 8 16 3 0 1 .291 .336 .500 .836
2 Outs   114 24 4 0 4 15 7 6 18 0 0 0 .211 .250 .351 .601
Scoring Position   91 20 3 1 3 27 6 5 16 4 5 1 .220 .257 .374 .631
Bases Empty   191 49 10 0 6 6 16 13 32 0 0 0 .257 .304 .403 .707
Runner on 1st   58 14 1 0 4 8 6 2 12 0 0 0 .241 .267 .466 .732
Runner on 2nd   25 7 1 1 1 7 3 2 4 0 3 0 .280 .333 .520 .853
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .222 .625 .847
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 5 1 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 1 1 .192 .276 .231 .507
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 .188 .176 .250 .426
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   11 3 0 0 1 10 1 1 2 2 0 0 .273 .286 .545 .831
Two Strikes   146 20 2 0 3 10 6 8 60 1 0 1 .137 .186 .212 .398
First Pitch   62 17 3 0 3 12 5 0 0 1 3 0 .274 .270 .468 .738
Count 0-1   23 7 4 0 0 5 3 0 0 2 2 0 .304 .280 .478 .758
Count 0-2   29 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 12 0 0 1 .103 .133 .207 .340
Count 1-0   40 17 2 1 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 .425 .425 .750 1.175
Count 1-1   32 9 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .281 .469 .750
Count 1-2   53 5 0 0 1 3 2 0 23 0 0 0 .094 .094 .151 .245
Count 2-0   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-1   19 8 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .421 .421 .632 1.053
Count 2-2   29 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 11 1 0 0 .138 .133 .241 .375
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 3 1 0 1 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 .300 .562 .700 1.262
Full Count   35 8 2 0 0 1 1 8 14 0 0 0 .229 .372 .286 .658
Behind in Count   105 15 4 0 2 12 7 0 35 2 2 1 .143 .148 .238 .386
Ahead in Count   77 30 5 1 5 10 11 12 0 0 0 0 .390 .472 .675 1.147
Batting 2nd   61 14 1 0 2 4 6 2 13 0 4 0 .230 .254 .344 .598
Batting 4th   36 9 1 0 2 3 3 2 7 0 0 0 .250 .289 .444 .734
Batting 5th   210 57 12 1 9 33 18 12 34 4 0 0 .271 .305 .467 .772
Batting 6th   19 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 .105 .190 .105 .296
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .091 .286 .091 .377
Low Leverage   106 29 6 0 3 3 5 7 11 0 0 0 .274 .319 .415 .734
Medium Leverage   147 31 6 1 3 10 13 8 29 0 2 1 .211 .256 .327 .583
High Leverage   87 23 2 0 7 28 10 5 20 4 3 0 .264 .292 .529 .820
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 38 29 -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 44 32 -0.6
1972 New York - MLB 23 100 340 83 14 1 13 41 28 20 1 4 60 1 1 .244 .285 .406 .691 100 108 2.1
Total MLB 192 452 104 16 1 14 48 35 32 1 4 83 1 2 .230 .280 .363 .643 86 88 1.4
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 1.106
1972 New York - MLB RF 83 82 158 1 0 162 3 .981 721.0 1.98 +6.3 1.068
TOTAL LF 90 15 44 1 0 45 0 1.000 275.0 1.47 +1.5 1.002
TOTAL CF 12 11 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 86.0 2.30 -2.6 .857
TOTAL RF 97 82 159 1 0 163 3 .982 742.1 1.94 +6.2 1.067
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).
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