RF Al Castro #25
New York Empires MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/16/1977
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RF AL CASTRO #25 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
35 145 51 9 4 11 32 19 29 .352 .428 .697 0 2.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
BABIP 45 45 45 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 60
Errors: - 30 50
Arm: 20 40 65
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 25
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
05/14/1977 @ TCN Win, 7-5 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
05/13/1977 @ TCN Loss, 3-6 7 1 3 1 1 1 3 0
05/12/1977 @ CHH Win, 5-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/11/1977 @ CHH Loss, 10-11 3 4 2 2 0 3 0 0
05/09/1977 DET Loss, 3-10 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
05/08/1977 DET Win, 8-6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/07/1977 DET Win, 4-2 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
05/06/1977 DET Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
05/05/1977 TCN Loss, 5-7 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
05/04/1977 TCN Loss, 1-11 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Al 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:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$180,000
Signed Through:1980 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 69 Days
Service This Yr:41 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 15th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 35 145 51 9 4 11 32 33 19 29 .352 .428 .697 1.124 .475 .345 215
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 35 167 1 0 0 2 1 1 101 24 0 2 0.0 43.0 11.62 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   42 15 1 3 3 9 9 6 8 1 1 1 .357 .440 .738 1.178
Versus Right   103 36 8 1 8 23 24 13 21 0 0 0 .350 .422 .680 1.102
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 10 3 0 2 6 7 5 5 0 1 0 .476 .577 .905 1.482
April   98 33 6 2 8 22 21 11 20 0 0 0 .337 .404 .684 1.087
May   47 18 3 2 3 10 12 8 9 1 1 1 .383 .474 .723 1.197
Spring Training   62 19 5 0 3 12 10 8 8 1 0 1 .306 .389 .532 .921
Last Year   456 119 30 5 10 61 63 51 80 3 3 3 .261 .337 .414 .752
2 Years Ago   403 94 13 2 13 58 50 37 69 6 3 1 .233 .295 .372 .668
Career   1983 487 80 15 61 271 234 173 368 20 13 9 .246 .306 .393 .700
Home   79 31 6 4 6 19 18 12 15 1 1 1 .392 .473 .797 1.271
Road   66 20 3 0 5 13 15 7 14 0 0 0 .303 .370 .576 .946
Grass   145 51 9 4 11 32 33 19 29 1 1 1 .352 .428 .697 1.124
Day   82 30 3 4 7 22 20 12 13 0 1 1 .366 .453 .756 1.209
Night   63 21 6 0 4 10 13 7 16 1 0 0 .333 .394 .619 1.013
As Starter   145 51 9 4 11 32 33 19 29 1 1 1 .352 .428 .697 1.124
Close/Late   36 14 2 1 4 9 10 2 6 0 0 0 .389 .421 .833 1.254
Inning 1-3   55 17 3 0 3 8 10 6 12 1 1 1 .309 .381 .527 .908
Inning 4-6   41 14 1 3 3 9 8 8 10 0 0 0 .341 .449 .732 1.181
Inning 7-9   43 16 4 1 4 13 14 5 5 0 0 0 .372 .438 .791 1.228
Extra Innings   6 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000
0 Outs   56 23 4 3 3 11 15 9 11 0 1 1 .411 .500 .750 1.250
1 Outs   40 11 2 1 4 10 9 4 10 1 0 0 .275 .333 .675 1.008
2 Outs   49 17 3 0 4 11 9 6 8 0 0 0 .347 .418 .653 1.071
Scoring Position   32 14 3 2 3 20 12 8 9 1 1 0 .438 .537 .938 1.474
Bases Empty   90 29 2 2 6 6 17 9 16 0 0 1 .322 .390 .589 .979
Runner on 1st   23 8 4 0 2 6 4 2 4 0 0 0 .348 .400 .783 1.183
Runner on 2nd   20 8 1 1 2 8 6 5 7 0 1 0 .400 .520 .850 1.370
Runner on 3rd   3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 2 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .714 1.250 1.964
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Two Strikes   76 20 5 1 3 11 18 16 29 0 0 0 .263 .391 .474 .865
First Pitch   20 8 0 1 4 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .429 1.100 1.529
Count 0-1   19 6 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .474 .789
Count 0-2   9 4 0 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222
Count 1-0   9 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.111 1.778
Count 1-1   10 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .900 1.400
Count 1-2   28 9 3 0 0 3 4 0 14 0 0 0 .321 .321 .429 .750
Count 2-1   4 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000
Count 2-2   20 5 2 1 1 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 .250 .250 .600 .850
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 1 0 2 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 .429 .444 1.429 1.873
Full Count   19 2 0 0 1 1 9 16 8 0 0 0 .105 .514 .263 .777
Behind in Count   56 19 4 1 1 11 7 0 16 0 0 0 .339 .339 .500 .839
Ahead in Count   20 12 2 1 3 8 7 3 0 1 0 0 .600 .625 1.250 1.875
Batting Leadoff   81 26 5 1 4 15 16 7 17 0 0 0 .321 .375 .556 .931
Batting 2nd   21 10 3 0 2 6 7 5 5 0 1 0 .476 .577 .905 1.482
Batting 3rd   33 14 1 3 4 9 8 6 5 0 0 0 .424 .513 1.000 1.513
Batting 4th   10 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 .100 .231 .400 .631
Low Leverage   60 17 3 1 6 11 13 7 11 0 0 0 .283 .358 .667 1.025
Medium Leverage   62 25 4 1 3 11 12 7 12 0 1 1 .403 .471 .645 1.117
High Leverage   22 9 2 2 2 10 8 5 6 1 0 0 .409 .500 .955 1.455
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 26 109 403 94 13 2 13 58 50 37 1 6 69 1 3 .233 .295 .372 .668 90 94 1.5
1976 New York - MLB 27 138 456 119 30 5 10 61 63 51 3 3 80 0 2 .261 .337 .414 .752 124 127 3.5
1977 New York - MLB 28 35 145 51 9 4 11 32 33 19 1 1 29 0 2 .352 .428 .697 1.124 191 215 2.8
Total MLB 731 1983 487 80 15 61 271 234 173 9 20 368 2 10 .246 .306 .393 .700 104 108 10.5
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
1975 New York - MLB LF 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 23.0 0.78 -0.1 1.032
1975 New York - MLB RF 104 103 199 11 0 216 6 .972 891.0 2.12 +7.6 1.059
1976 New York - MLB LF 64 48 89 1 0 92 2 .978 449.1 1.80 +0.9 1.025
1976 New York - MLB RF 79 76 143 11 1 156 2 .987 659.2 2.10 +4.7 1.063
1977 New York - MLB LF 7 7 11 0 0 12 1 .917 63.0 1.57 -0.9 .931
1977 New York - MLB RF 28 28 53 3 0 57 1 .982 254.2 1.98 +1.3 1.031
TOTAL LF 288 102 234 2 0 240 4 .983 1234.1 1.72 +5.5 1.028
TOTAL CF 19 13 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 117.0 2.54 -3.1 .878
TOTAL RF 411 369 719 35 1 768 14 .982 3264.0 2.08 +21.2 1.050
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.
08/20/1975 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks.
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $130,000.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
01/02/1976 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $856,000 with the New York Empires organization.
05/30/1976 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
05/01/1977 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
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