LF Al Castro #25
New York Empires MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/13/1976
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LF AL CASTRO #25 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
125 409 102 26 4 9 53 45 73 .249 .325 .399 0 2.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 55 55 60
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 40 65
Turn DP: - 25 -
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
09/12/1976 MON Loss, 5-9 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
09/12/1976 MON Win, 7-6 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/11/1976 MON Win, 10-0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/10/1976 MON Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1976 ATL Win, 7-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1976 ATL Win, 7-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1976 ATL Win, 5-0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/1976 ATL Loss, 1-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/1976 TOR Loss, 0-7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/04/1976 TOR Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He works hard to hone his skills.
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:$130,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$856,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1967, 15th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 125 409 102 26 4 9 53 56 45 73 .249 .325 .399 .723 .325 .149 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 112 463 2 4 2 13 2 3 163 39 0 1 0.0 51.8 4.29 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   126 30 10 0 2 15 15 15 20 0 0 1 .238 .324 .365 .689
Versus Right   283 72 16 4 7 38 41 30 53 3 2 1 .254 .325 .413 .738
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 7 2 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 .280 .333 .360 .693
April   75 28 10 0 2 13 10 9 13 1 0 0 .373 .435 .587 1.022
May   67 20 2 1 2 7 11 9 14 0 1 1 .299 .390 .448 .837
June   64 8 3 1 1 4 7 5 12 0 0 0 .125 .188 .250 .438
July   75 12 3 0 1 8 6 9 19 1 1 0 .160 .247 .240 .487
August   88 25 6 2 2 15 17 9 9 1 0 1 .284 .354 .466 .819
September   40 9 2 0 1 6 5 4 6 0 0 0 .225 .295 .350 .645
Spring Training   52 10 2 0 0 1 5 7 13 0 0 0 .192 .288 .231 .519
Last Year   403 94 13 2 13 58 50 37 69 6 3 1 .233 .295 .372 .668
2 Years Ago   292 66 7 3 7 43 33 23 55 2 1 0 .226 .281 .342 .623
Career   1791 419 67 10 49 231 194 148 332 19 11 7 .234 .292 .365 .657
Home   216 60 17 1 8 41 38 24 34 2 2 1 .278 .350 .477 .827
Road   193 42 9 3 1 12 18 21 39 1 0 1 .218 .296 .311 .607
Grass   409 102 26 4 9 53 56 45 73 3 2 2 .249 .325 .399 .723
Day   271 66 15 2 6 33 34 27 46 2 2 1 .244 .312 .380 .692
Night   138 36 11 2 3 20 22 18 27 1 0 1 .261 .348 .435 .783
As Starter   401 101 26 4 8 50 55 44 72 3 2 2 .252 .327 .397 .723
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .500 .722
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   96 18 4 0 0 11 11 12 21 2 2 0 .188 .273 .229 .502
Inning 1-3   141 38 10 1 3 19 20 9 24 0 0 0 .270 .313 .418 .732
Inning 4-6   138 32 6 3 3 16 19 19 25 1 0 2 .232 .331 .384 .715
Inning 7-9   119 30 10 0 3 17 14 14 22 2 1 0 .252 .326 .412 .738
Extra Innings   11 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 0 .182 .357 .182 .539
0 Outs   149 37 9 2 5 9 26 14 27 1 2 0 .248 .311 .436 .747
1 Outs   126 29 3 1 2 16 22 20 22 2 0 0 .230 .331 .317 .649
2 Outs   134 36 14 1 2 28 8 11 24 0 0 2 .269 .333 .433 .766
Scoring Position   96 31 8 1 2 44 15 13 18 3 2 2 .323 .404 .490 .893
Bases Empty   235 51 13 3 7 7 29 24 48 0 0 0 .217 .290 .387 .677
Runner on 1st   78 20 5 0 0 2 12 8 7 0 0 0 .256 .326 .321 .646
Runner on 2nd   31 8 2 0 0 5 3 5 6 0 1 1 .258 .378 .323 .701
Runner on 3rd   8 3 0 0 1 4 3 2 3 0 0 0 .375 .500 .750 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 12 5 0 0 14 6 2 5 0 1 0 .429 .467 .607 1.074
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 1 0 1 7 2 1 0 1 0 1 .273 .357 .636 .994
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Bases Loaded   14 5 0 1 0 13 1 1 4 1 0 0 .357 .375 .500 .875
Two Strikes   165 27 8 1 4 13 25 19 73 0 0 0 .164 .250 .297 .547
First Pitch   68 10 1 1 1 3 6 3 0 0 0 1 .147 .194 .235 .430
Count 0-1   38 14 7 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 .368 .385 .553 .937
Count 0-2   32 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 19 0 0 0 .156 .156 .219 .375
Count 1-0   48 18 4 1 2 13 5 0 0 1 2 0 .375 .367 .625 .992
Count 1-1   44 13 3 0 0 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 .295 .289 .364 .653
Count 1-2   64 12 6 0 2 7 9 0 25 0 0 0 .188 .188 .375 .562
Count 2-0   11 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .273 .308 .273 .580
Count 2-1   26 11 2 1 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .423 .423 .692 1.115
Count 2-2   42 6 0 1 2 2 5 0 17 0 0 0 .143 .143 .333 .476
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 6 1 0 1 3 4 14 0 0 0 0 .667 .870 1.111 1.981
Full Count   27 4 0 0 0 2 10 19 12 0 0 0 .148 .500 .148 .648
Behind in Count   134 31 15 0 2 17 12 0 44 0 0 1 .231 .237 .388 .625
Ahead in Count   94 38 7 2 4 23 17 23 0 2 2 0 .404 .513 .649 1.162
Batting Leadoff   29 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 .172 .200 .276 .476
Batting 2nd   9 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
Batting 3rd   40 11 5 1 0 11 8 3 4 0 0 0 .275 .326 .450 .776
Batting 5th   209 62 14 2 4 28 32 28 37 3 1 2 .297 .380 .440 .820
Batting 6th   72 13 5 0 2 9 6 4 13 0 0 0 .181 .224 .333 .557
Batting 7th   32 4 0 0 1 2 4 7 5 0 0 0 .125 .282 .219 .501
Batting 8th   11 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 .364 .364 .909 1.273
Batting 9th   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Low Leverage   169 40 11 1 6 12 19 22 29 1 0 0 .237 .323 .420 .743
Medium Leverage   166 46 11 3 3 26 28 12 33 1 0 1 .277 .328 .434 .762
High Leverage   72 15 3 0 0 15 9 11 11 1 2 1 .208 .318 .250 .568
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 27 125 409 102 26 4 9 53 56 45 2 3 73 0 1 .249 .325 .399 .723 108 116 2.7
Total MLB 683 1791 419 67 10 49 231 194 148 7 19 332 2 7 .234 .292 .365 .657 93 96 6.8
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 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 52 36 69 1 0 72 2 .972 345.2 1.82 +0.6 1.022
1976 New York - MLB RF 78 76 143 11 1 156 2 .987 658.2 2.10 +4.8 1.063
TOTAL LF 269 83 203 2 0 208 3 .986 1067.2 1.73 +6.1 1.033
TOTAL CF 19 13 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 117.0 2.54 -3.1 .878
TOTAL RF 382 341 666 32 1 711 13 .982 3008.1 2.09 +20.0 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.
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.
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