RF Al Castro #25
New York Empires MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/16/1974
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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
127 292 66 7 3 7 43 23 55 .226 .281 .342 0 0.6
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.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1974 @ BOS Win, 7-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 @ BOS Win, 12-3 3 3 2 4 1 1 1 0
09/27/1974 @ BOS Loss, 2-6 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1974 @ ATL Loss, 2-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1974 @ ATL Loss, 5-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1974 @ ATL Loss, 4-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1974 @ DET Loss, 1-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 @ DET Win, 9-4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/20/1974 @ DET Loss, 6-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/19/1974 BOS Win, 8-2 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He has an engine that never quits.
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:4 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:174 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 127 292 66 7 3 7 43 33 23 55 .226 .281 .342 .623 .286 .116 86
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 70 318 0 1 0 6 1 2 100 17 0 0 0.0 28.0 3.22 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   111 25 4 2 3 18 12 11 25 0 1 0 .225 .295 .378 .673
Versus Right   181 41 3 1 4 25 21 12 30 2 0 0 .227 .272 .320 .592
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   26 6 0 1 0 6 4 1 8 0 0 0 .231 .259 .308 .567
May   33 7 0 1 0 3 5 1 5 0 0 0 .212 .235 .273 .508
June   41 9 0 1 2 7 4 1 9 0 0 0 .220 .238 .415 .653
July   40 7 1 0 0 5 1 0 5 2 1 0 .175 .167 .200 .367
August   67 19 4 0 2 10 10 7 18 0 0 0 .284 .351 .433 .784
September   85 18 2 0 3 12 9 13 10 0 0 0 .212 .316 .341 .658
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   979 223 28 4 27 120 88 66 190 10 6 4 .228 .277 .347 .624
Home   140 35 5 2 5 30 17 11 24 1 1 0 .250 .303 .421 .724
Road   152 31 2 1 2 13 16 12 31 1 0 0 .204 .261 .270 .530
Grass   292 66 7 3 7 43 33 23 55 2 1 0 .226 .281 .342 .623
Day   176 38 6 0 5 29 22 13 32 1 1 0 .216 .268 .335 .604
Night   116 28 1 3 2 14 11 10 23 1 0 0 .241 .299 .353 .653
As Starter   241 59 7 3 6 36 30 21 40 1 1 0 .245 .304 .373 .678
As Reliever / Substitution   51 7 0 0 1 7 3 2 15 1 0 0 .137 .167 .196 .363
Pinch Hitting   27 4 0 0 1 5 2 2 10 1 0 0 .148 .200 .259 .459
Close/Late   78 19 2 0 3 12 9 4 17 2 0 0 .244 .274 .385 .658
Inning 1-3   82 16 3 0 3 12 10 6 12 0 1 0 .195 .250 .341 .591
Inning 4-6   93 24 2 3 1 16 12 10 18 0 0 0 .258 .330 .376 .706
Inning 7-9   111 25 2 0 3 15 10 7 24 2 0 0 .225 .267 .324 .591
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
0 Outs   96 22 3 1 0 5 16 8 17 1 1 0 .229 .286 .281 .567
1 Outs   89 20 1 1 4 16 12 7 15 1 0 0 .225 .278 .393 .672
2 Outs   107 24 3 1 3 22 5 8 23 0 0 0 .224 .278 .355 .633
Scoring Position   92 23 3 1 3 37 10 9 23 2 1 0 .250 .311 .402 .713
Bases Empty   157 33 4 2 2 2 17 10 24 0 0 0 .210 .257 .299 .557
Runner on 1st   43 10 0 0 2 4 6 4 8 0 0 0 .233 .298 .372 .670
Runner on 2nd   24 6 2 0 1 6 3 6 12 0 1 0 .250 .400 .458 .858
Runner on 3rd   5 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 5 0 0 2 8 2 0 10 0 0 0 .135 .135 .297 .432
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Bases Loaded   13 6 1 1 0 15 3 1 0 2 0 0 .462 .438 .692 1.130
Two Strikes   121 22 3 1 1 13 15 14 55 0 0 0 .182 .267 .248 .515
First Pitch   46 12 3 1 0 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .277 .370 .646
Count 0-1   26 7 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .269 .423 .692
Count 0-2   18 5 1 1 0 5 1 0 7 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Count 1-0   30 5 0 0 2 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .156 .367 .523
Count 1-1   26 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 1-2   41 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 0 0 0 .073 .073 .073 .146
Count 2-0   14 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .214 .429 .643
Count 2-1   20 9 0 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .450 .450 .700 1.150
Count 2-2   43 10 2 0 1 5 5 0 19 0 0 0 .233 .233 .349 .581
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .625 1.125
Full Count   19 4 0 0 0 2 9 14 7 0 0 0 .211 .545 .211 .756
Behind in Count   85 15 2 1 1 9 4 0 29 0 0 0 .176 .176 .259 .435
Ahead in Count   73 19 0 1 5 14 11 8 0 2 1 0 .260 .325 .493 .818
Batting Leadoff   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 2nd   15 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Batting 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 4th   10 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Batting 5th   77 18 1 0 3 13 8 10 11 0 0 0 .234 .322 .364 .685
Batting 6th   28 10 4 1 0 6 3 3 7 0 0 0 .357 .419 .571 .991
Batting 7th   89 21 1 1 2 9 13 7 18 0 1 0 .236 .292 .337 .629
Batting 8th   33 7 0 1 1 8 4 1 5 1 0 0 .212 .229 .364 .592
Batting 9th   35 4 0 0 1 6 1 1 9 1 0 0 .114 .135 .200 .335
Low Leverage   133 30 3 1 3 13 13 10 22 0 0 0 .226 .280 .331 .611
Medium Leverage   97 21 4 1 2 9 12 11 21 0 1 0 .216 .296 .340 .637
High Leverage   62 15 0 1 2 21 7 1 12 2 0 0 .242 .246 .371 .617
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 78 86 0.6
Total MLB 449 979 223 28 4 27 120 88 66 4 10 190 1 3 .228 .277 .347 .624 85 87 2.5
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
TOTAL LF 209 45 132 1 0 134 1 .993 699.0 1.71 +5.5 1.039
TOTAL CF 19 13 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 117.0 2.54 -3.1 .878
TOTAL RF 200 162 324 10 0 339 5 .985 1458.2 2.06 +7.6 1.042
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.
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