RF Al Castro #25
New York Empires MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/01/1973
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RF AL CASTRO #25 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
106 185 45 4 0 5 22 11 43 .243 .289 .346 0 0.4
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: 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
08/31/1973 SEA Win, 4-3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/29/1973 HOU Loss, 4-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/1973 HOU Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1973 HOU Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1973 SFS Win, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1973 SFS Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/24/1973 SFS Loss, 0-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/23/1973 @ SEA Loss, 4-6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1973 @ SEA Loss, 3-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/21/1973 @ SEA Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He never lacks for effort.
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:$27,800
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:151 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 106 185 45 4 0 5 22 19 11 43 .243 .289 .346 .635 .283 .103 81
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 32 201 2 2 0 2 0 3 64 9 0 1 0.0 18.7 3.46 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   71 18 1 0 0 7 6 3 15 0 0 0 .254 .284 .268 .551
Versus Right   114 27 3 0 5 15 13 8 28 3 0 2 .237 .291 .395 .686
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
April   25 7 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .280 .333 .280 .613
May   44 9 1 0 0 2 5 3 8 0 0 0 .205 .255 .227 .483
June   36 7 0 0 2 4 3 2 12 1 0 0 .194 .231 .361 .592
July   38 10 1 0 2 6 5 3 10 1 0 2 .263 .341 .447 .788
August   42 12 2 0 1 7 4 1 10 1 0 0 .286 .295 .405 .700
Spring Training   53 13 2 0 2 6 6 4 10 0 1 0 .245 .298 .396 .694
Last Year   366 88 15 1 14 48 29 20 65 5 5 1 .240 .278 .402 .680
Career   663 154 21 1 20 77 55 43 131 8 5 3 .232 .279 .357 .636
Home   86 20 2 0 4 17 10 6 24 3 0 0 .233 .274 .395 .669
Road   99 25 2 0 1 5 9 5 19 0 0 2 .253 .302 .303 .605
Grass   185 45 4 0 5 22 19 11 43 3 0 2 .243 .289 .346 .635
Day   101 25 1 0 2 7 6 9 24 1 0 2 .248 .319 .317 .635
Night   84 20 3 0 3 15 13 2 19 2 0 0 .238 .250 .381 .631
As Starter   120 30 3 0 4 12 15 10 26 1 0 0 .250 .305 .375 .680
As Reliever / Substitution   65 15 1 0 1 10 4 1 17 2 0 2 .231 .257 .292 .549
Pinch Hitting   34 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 1 0 0 .147 .143 .147 .290
Close/Late   75 21 2 0 2 10 8 4 15 1 0 0 .280 .312 .387 .699
Inning 1-3   33 8 0 0 1 4 5 2 8 1 0 0 .242 .278 .333 .611
Inning 4-6   50 11 1 0 2 5 6 5 10 0 0 0 .220 .291 .360 .651
Inning 7-9   92 23 3 0 2 13 8 2 23 2 0 2 .250 .276 .348 .623
Extra Innings   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717
0 Outs   68 12 2 0 0 4 8 2 18 2 0 1 .176 .205 .206 .411
1 Outs   57 18 1 0 2 7 6 5 14 1 0 0 .316 .365 .439 .804
2 Outs   60 15 1 0 3 11 5 4 11 0 0 1 .250 .308 .417 .724
Scoring Position   41 10 0 0 2 16 4 5 11 3 0 0 .244 .306 .390 .696
Bases Empty   105 22 2 0 1 1 9 6 27 0 0 0 .210 .252 .257 .509
Runner on 1st   39 13 2 0 2 5 6 0 5 0 0 2 .333 .366 .538 .904
Runner on 2nd   9 3 0 0 1 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .071 .188 .071 .259
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 3 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 6 0 2 2 2 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   79 10 2 0 1 8 6 8 43 2 0 1 .127 .211 .190 .401
First Pitch   31 7 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .226 .265 .323 .587
Count 0-1   12 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .385 .417 .801
Count 0-2   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 .071 .133 .071 .205
Count 1-0   22 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Count 1-1   20 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .350 .650
Count 1-2   22 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Count 2-0   5 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .800 .800 2.000 2.800
Count 2-1   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   25 4 0 0 1 4 3 0 9 0 0 0 .160 .160 .280 .440
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Full Count   18 1 0 0 0 2 1 8 14 2 0 0 .056 .321 .056 .377
Behind in Count   48 9 3 0 0 3 6 0 20 0 0 2 .188 .220 .250 .470
Ahead in Count   43 18 0 0 3 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 .419 .432 .628 1.060
Batting 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Batting 4th   13 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .154 .154 .385 .538
Batting 5th   28 6 0 0 0 3 2 5 5 1 0 0 .214 .324 .214 .538
Batting 6th   20 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .350 .550
Batting 7th   22 5 0 0 2 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 .227 .227 .500 .727
Batting 8th   58 19 4 0 1 8 9 5 8 1 0 0 .328 .375 .448 .823
Batting 9th   33 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 11 1 0 2 .152 .194 .152 .346
Low Leverage   89 22 3 0 2 7 7 5 25 1 0 1 .247 .292 .348 .640
Medium Leverage   49 12 0 0 1 6 7 3 10 2 0 1 .245 .291 .306 .597
High Leverage   47 11 1 0 2 9 5 3 8 0 0 0 .234 .280 .383 .663
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 24 106 185 45 4 0 5 22 19 11 2 3 43 0 1 .243 .289 .346 .635 76 81 0.4
Total MLB 305 663 154 21 1 20 77 55 43 3 8 131 1 3 .232 .279 .357 .636 90 91 2.2
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 1.104
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 57 9 41 0 0 41 0 1.000 177.0 2.08 +1.8 1.055
1973 New York - MLB CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.011
1973 New York - MLB RF 33 23 56 4 0 61 1 .984 219.1 2.46 +1.7 1.029
TOTAL LF 147 24 85 1 0 86 0 1.000 452.0 1.71 +3.3 1.027
TOTAL CF 14 11 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 89.0 2.43 -2.6 .868
TOTAL RF 136 111 230 6 0 240 4 .983 1020.2 2.08 +7.7 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.
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