RF Al Castro #25
New York Empires MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/1975
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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
91 346 79 11 2 12 53 28 57 .228 .283 .376 0 1.3
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: - 30 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.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/08/1975 TOR Loss, 2-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/30/1975 TOR Loss, 3-8 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
07/28/1975 BOS Win, 6-5 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
07/27/1975 BOS Win, 12-1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1975 BOS Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/25/1975 @ SEA Loss, 4-8 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/24/1975 @ SEA Loss, 1-9 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/23/1975 @ SEA Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/20/1975 @ LAP Win, 5-1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/19/1975 @ LAP Win, 5-2 4 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is driven to succeed.
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:114 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 91 346 79 11 2 12 53 42 28 57 .228 .283 .376 .659 .299 .147 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 90 384 1 0 0 9 3 6 130 25 0 2 0.0 35.9 3.38 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   101 18 1 1 4 12 12 8 15 3 0 0 .178 .232 .327 .559
Versus Right   245 61 10 1 8 41 30 20 42 3 3 1 .249 .305 .396 .701
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   9 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Last Week   16 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 .188 .176 .250 .426
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   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   1325 302 39 6 39 173 130 94 247 16 9 5 .228 .278 .355 .633
Home   174 34 6 0 7 25 20 18 32 2 1 1 .195 .272 .351 .622
Road   172 45 5 2 5 28 22 10 25 4 2 0 .262 .296 .401 .697
Grass   346 79 11 2 12 53 42 28 57 6 3 1 .228 .283 .376 .659
Day   195 44 6 0 6 27 21 17 31 2 2 0 .226 .285 .349 .634
Night   151 35 5 2 6 26 21 11 26 4 1 1 .232 .281 .411 .692
As Starter   345 79 11 2 12 53 42 28 56 6 3 1 .229 .284 .377 .661
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   69 19 4 0 3 16 10 6 12 0 1 0 .275 .333 .464 .797
Inning 1-3   113 25 1 0 4 16 14 11 19 3 0 1 .221 .289 .336 .625
Inning 4-6   129 28 5 2 5 21 15 7 19 3 2 0 .217 .252 .403 .655
Inning 7-9   100 26 5 0 3 16 13 10 19 0 1 0 .260 .327 .400 .727
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   102 28 3 0 5 11 20 13 14 2 3 0 .275 .350 .451 .801
1 Outs   122 27 6 2 5 27 16 8 18 4 0 1 .221 .267 .426 .693
2 Outs   122 24 2 0 2 15 6 7 25 0 0 0 .197 .240 .262 .503
Scoring Position   104 21 3 0 4 42 10 9 20 6 3 0 .202 .252 .346 .598
Bases Empty   174 43 4 2 6 6 27 14 29 0 0 1 .247 .307 .397 .703
Runner on 1st   68 15 4 0 2 5 5 5 8 0 0 0 .221 .274 .368 .642
Runner on 2nd   33 7 0 0 2 8 6 3 6 0 2 0 .212 .278 .394 .672
Runner on 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 8 0 0 0 .103 .161 .138 .299
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 0 0 1 9 1 0 2 2 0 0 .273 .231 .545 .776
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 0 0 1 7 2 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .364 .667 1.030
Bases Loaded   15 5 2 0 0 13 1 2 2 1 1 0 .333 .389 .467 .856
Two Strikes   136 15 3 1 2 7 13 14 57 1 0 0 .110 .192 .191 .383
First Pitch   56 17 2 1 1 12 4 0 0 1 2 1 .304 .310 .429 .739
Count 0-1   38 8 2 0 1 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .211 .205 .342 .547
Count 0-2   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   34 8 1 0 3 8 7 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .235 .529 .765
Count 1-1   36 15 1 0 4 14 7 0 0 3 0 0 .417 .385 .778 1.162
Count 1-2   43 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 21 1 0 0 .093 .091 .116 .207
Count 2-0   19 8 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .421 .421 .526 .947
Count 2-1   21 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-2   49 6 1 1 1 1 5 0 20 0 0 0 .122 .122 .245 .367
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 1 3 2 10 0 0 0 0 .333 .750 .833 1.583
Full Count   29 5 1 0 1 3 8 14 10 0 0 0 .172 .442 .310 .752
Behind in Count   96 12 3 0 1 9 3 0 27 2 0 0 .125 .122 .188 .310
Ahead in Count   80 24 3 0 4 14 15 14 0 0 1 0 .300 .404 .487 .892
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   216 49 7 1 5 27 28 16 34 3 3 1 .227 .280 .338 .618
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   124 22 3 0 3 7 13 9 27 0 0 1 .177 .239 .274 .513
Medium Leverage   152 39 3 2 8 21 25 14 16 1 1 0 .257 .317 .461 .778
High Leverage   68 17 5 0 1 25 4 5 14 5 2 0 .250 .282 .368 .650
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 91 346 79 11 2 12 53 42 28 1 6 57 0 2 .228 .283 .376 .659 83 91 1.3
Total MLB 540 1325 302 39 6 39 173 130 94 5 16 247 1 5 .228 .278 .355 .633 86 89 3.8
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 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.0 1.034
1975 New York - MLB RF 90 90 171 10 0 186 5 .973 778.0 2.09 +7.5 1.064
TOTAL LF 211 45 133 1 0 135 1 .993 703.1 1.71 +5.6 1.039
TOTAL CF 19 13 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 117.0 2.54 -3.1 .878
TOTAL RF 290 252 495 20 0 525 10 .981 2236.2 2.07 +15.1 1.049
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.
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