RF Al Castro #25
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/06/1974
RF AL CASTRO #25 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
17 33 7 0 1 0 6 2 8 .212 .257 .273 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: 35
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/05/1974 @ TCN Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/1974 MON Loss, 3-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/01/1974 MON Win, 10-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/30/1974 MON Win, 18-5 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
04/27/1974 ATL Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/26/1974 ATL Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/25/1974 @ BOS Win, 9-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/24/1974 @ BOS Win, 4-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/23/1974 @ BOS Win, 9-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/21/1974 @ BAL Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He never shows any lack of effort.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:12/22/1948
Born in:Sanford, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$34,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 55 Days
Service This Yr:27 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 17 33 7 0 1 0 6 5 2 8 .212 .257 .273 .530 .248 .061 58
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 7 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0.0 2.4 2.54 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   10 3 0 1 0 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 .300 .364 .500 .864
Versus Right   23 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 .174 .208 .174 .382
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   12 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
April   26 6 0 1 0 6 4 1 8 0 0 0 .231 .259 .308 .567
May   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Spring Training   55 17 3 0 3 9 9 7 11 0 0 1 .309 .397 .527 .924
Last Year   209 48 4 0 5 22 19 11 47 3 0 3 .230 .274 .321 .595
2 Years Ago   366 88 15 1 14 48 29 20 65 5 5 1 .240 .278 .402 .680
Career   720 164 21 2 20 83 60 45 143 8 5 4 .228 .274 .346 .620
Home   17 4 0 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 .235 .316 .235 .551
Road   16 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 .188 .188 .312 .500
Grass   33 7 0 1 0 6 5 2 8 0 0 0 .212 .257 .273 .530
Day   22 5 0 0 0 6 3 1 4 0 0 0 .227 .261 .227 .488
Night   11 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 .182 .250 .364 .614
As Starter   26 6 0 1 0 4 5 1 5 0 0 0 .231 .259 .308 .567
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Close/Late   9 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Inning 1-3   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Inning 4-6   10 4 0 1 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .455 .600 1.055
Inning 7-9   14 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   14 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
1 Outs   7 3 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
2 Outs   12 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Scoring Position   9 4 0 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 .444 .545 .444 .990
Bases Empty   19 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 .105 .105 .211 .316
Runner on 1st   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   2 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   16 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 8 0 0 0 .188 .278 .188 .465
First Pitch   7 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Count 0-1   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Full Count   3 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .800 .667 1.467
Behind in Count   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Ahead in Count   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Batting 7th   11 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Batting 8th   11 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Batting 9th   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Low Leverage   19 4 0 1 0 4 3 1 5 0 0 0 .211 .250 .316 .566
Medium Leverage   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
High Leverage   5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
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 17 33 7 0 1 0 6 5 2 0 0 8 0 0 .212 .257 .273 .530 50 58 -0.1
Total MLB 339 720 164 21 2 20 83 60 45 4 8 143 1 3 .228 .274 .346 .620 86 86 1.9
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 7 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 +0.2 1.043
1974 New York - MLB CF 3 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 25.0 2.52 -0.4 .886
1974 New York - MLB RF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 19.0 1.89 +0.3 1.031
TOTAL LF 166 29 96 1 0 97 0 1.000 513.0 1.70 +4.0 1.029
TOTAL CF 18 13 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 116.0 2.41 -3.1 .872
TOTAL RF 143 115 237 6 0 247 4 .984 1061.2 2.06 +8.1 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.
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.
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