RF Al Castro #25
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/11/1972
RF AL CASTRO #25 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
98 335 82 14 1 13 41 20 59 .245 .286 .409 1 2.1
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 55
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 50
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
09/10/1972 @ BOS Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1972 @ BOS Win, 8-5 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
09/07/1972 BAL Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/05/1972 BAL Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1972 ATL Win, 4-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/25/1972 ATL Loss, 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1972 ATL Win, 4-2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
08/29/1972 @ DAL Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1972 @ DAL Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/26/1972 @ HOU Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Al has an extensive workout regimen.
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:$26,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 15th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 98 335 82 14 1 13 41 28 20 59 .245 .286 .409 .695 .319 .164 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 81 360 1 0 0 5 5 4 137 28 1 1 50.0 39.2 3.95 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   110 28 5 0 5 12 10 6 25 3 1 0 .255 .286 .436 .722
Versus Right   225 54 9 1 8 29 18 14 34 1 4 1 .240 .286 .396 .682
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .357 .732
April   53 9 4 0 1 3 3 6 10 1 2 0 .170 .250 .302 .552
May   73 21 1 0 3 6 8 2 17 0 2 0 .288 .307 .425 .731
June   57 16 2 0 2 7 2 2 8 1 0 0 .281 .300 .421 .721
July   65 17 3 0 3 11 6 2 9 0 1 1 .262 .294 .446 .740
August   65 14 3 1 4 9 8 6 11 0 0 0 .215 .282 .477 .759
September   22 5 1 0 0 5 1 2 4 2 0 0 .227 .269 .273 .542
Spring Training   51 11 0 0 2 6 5 4 15 0 0 1 .216 .286 .333 .619
2 Years Ago   103 19 2 0 1 7 6 12 22 0 0 0 .184 .270 .233 .503
Career   447 103 16 1 14 48 35 32 82 4 5 1 .230 .281 .365 .646
Home   169 39 7 0 6 17 14 10 34 3 2 1 .231 .273 .379 .652
Road   166 43 7 1 7 24 14 10 25 1 3 0 .259 .299 .440 .739
Grass   335 82 14 1 13 41 28 20 59 4 5 1 .245 .286 .409 .695
Day   199 46 10 1 6 21 16 15 32 0 3 1 .231 .288 .382 .670
Night   136 36 4 0 7 20 12 5 27 4 2 0 .265 .283 .449 .731
As Starter   318 81 14 1 13 41 27 17 56 4 5 1 .255 .291 .428 .719
As Reliever / Substitution   17 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 .059 .200 .059 .259
Pinch Hitting   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Close/Late   97 22 4 0 6 18 11 8 23 2 1 1 .227 .287 .454 .741
Inning 1-3   99 20 5 0 3 6 6 7 22 0 3 0 .202 .255 .343 .598
Inning 4-6   113 36 5 1 4 17 10 5 10 2 1 0 .319 .342 .487 .828
Inning 7-9   112 24 4 0 4 13 10 6 23 2 0 1 .214 .256 .357 .613
Extra Innings   11 2 0 0 2 5 2 2 4 0 1 0 .182 .308 .727 1.035
0 Outs   115 27 4 0 4 11 13 6 25 1 5 0 .235 .270 .374 .644
1 Outs   108 32 6 1 5 15 8 8 16 3 0 1 .296 .342 .509 .851
2 Outs   112 23 4 0 4 15 7 6 18 0 0 0 .205 .246 .348 .594
Scoring Position   90 20 3 1 3 27 6 5 16 4 5 1 .222 .260 .378 .638
Bases Empty   189 49 10 0 6 6 16 13 31 0 0 0 .259 .307 .407 .714
Runner on 1st   56 13 1 0 4 8 6 2 12 0 0 0 .232 .259 .464 .723
Runner on 2nd   25 7 1 1 1 7 3 2 4 0 3 0 .280 .333 .520 .853
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .222 .625 .847
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 5 1 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 1 1 .200 .286 .240 .526
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 .188 .176 .250 .426
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   11 3 0 0 1 10 1 1 2 2 0 0 .273 .286 .545 .831
Two Strikes   144 20 2 0 3 10 6 8 59 1 0 1 .139 .188 .215 .404
First Pitch   62 17 3 0 3 12 5 0 0 1 3 0 .274 .270 .468 .738
Count 0-1   22 6 4 0 0 5 3 0 0 2 2 0 .273 .250 .455 .705
Count 0-2   28 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 12 0 0 1 .107 .138 .214 .352
Count 1-0   39 17 2 1 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 .436 .436 .769 1.205
Count 1-1   31 9 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .290 .484 .774
Count 1-2   52 5 0 0 1 3 2 0 22 0 0 0 .096 .096 .154 .250
Count 2-0   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-1   19 8 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .421 .421 .632 1.053
Count 2-2   29 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 11 1 0 0 .138 .133 .241 .375
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 3 1 0 1 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 .300 .562 .700 1.262
Full Count   35 8 2 0 0 1 1 8 14 0 0 0 .229 .372 .286 .658
Behind in Count   102 14 4 0 2 12 7 0 34 2 2 1 .137 .143 .235 .378
Ahead in Count   76 30 5 1 5 10 11 12 0 0 0 0 .395 .477 .684 1.161
Batting 2nd   61 14 1 0 2 4 6 2 13 0 4 0 .230 .254 .344 .598
Batting 4th   36 9 1 0 2 3 3 2 7 0 0 0 .250 .289 .444 .734
Batting 5th   206 56 12 1 9 33 18 12 33 4 0 0 .272 .306 .471 .777
Batting 6th   19 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 .105 .190 .105 .296
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408
Low Leverage   103 28 6 0 3 3 5 7 10 0 0 0 .272 .318 .417 .736
Medium Leverage   146 31 6 1 3 10 13 8 29 0 2 1 .212 .258 .329 .587
High Leverage   86 23 2 0 7 28 10 5 20 4 3 0 .267 .295 .535 .830
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 38 29 -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 44 32 -0.6
1972 New York - MLB 23 98 335 82 14 1 13 41 28 20 1 4 59 1 1 .245 .286 .409 .695 101 109 2.1
Total MLB 190 447 103 16 1 14 48 35 32 1 4 82 1 2 .230 .281 .365 .646 87 89 1.4
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 1.106
1972 New York - MLB RF 82 81 155 1 0 159 3 .981 712.0 1.97 +6.3 1.069
TOTAL LF 90 15 44 1 0 45 0 1.000 275.0 1.47 +1.5 1.002
TOTAL CF 12 11 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 86.0 2.30 -2.6 .857
TOTAL RF 96 81 156 1 0 160 3 .981 733.1 1.93 +6.3 1.069
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).
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