RF Al Castro #25
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/14/1973
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
117 199 47 4 0 5 22 11 45 .236 .279 .332 0 0.2
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
09/13/1973 BAL Win, 7-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1973 BAL Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1973 BAL Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1973 @ ATL Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1973 @ ATL Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1973 @ ATL Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/1973 @ MON Win, 6-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/1973 @ MON Win, 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1973 @ MON Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1973 @ MON Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is dedicated to his craft.
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:164 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 117 199 47 4 0 5 22 19 11 45 .236 .279 .332 .611 .273 .095 74
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 34 215 2 2 0 2 0 3 66 9 0 1 0.0 18.7 3.19 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   77 19 1 0 0 7 6 3 15 0 0 0 .247 .275 .260 .535
Versus Right   122 28 3 0 5 15 13 8 30 3 0 2 .230 .281 .377 .659
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
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
September   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
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   677 156 21 1 20 77 55 43 133 8 5 3 .230 .276 .353 .629
Home   89 20 2 0 4 17 10 6 24 3 0 0 .225 .265 .382 .647
Road   110 27 2 0 1 5 9 5 21 0 0 2 .245 .291 .291 .582
Grass   199 47 4 0 5 22 19 11 45 3 0 2 .236 .279 .332 .611
Day   106 25 1 0 2 7 6 9 25 1 0 2 .236 .305 .302 .607
Night   93 22 3 0 3 15 13 2 20 2 0 0 .237 .247 .366 .613
As Starter   127 31 3 0 4 12 15 10 28 1 0 0 .244 .297 .362 .659
As Reliever / Substitution   72 16 1 0 1 10 4 1 17 2 0 2 .222 .247 .278 .525
Pinch Hitting   36 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 1 0 0 .139 .135 .139 .274
Close/Late   82 22 2 0 2 10 8 4 16 1 0 0 .268 .299 .366 .665
Inning 1-3   36 8 0 0 1 4 5 2 8 1 0 0 .222 .256 .306 .562
Inning 4-6   53 12 1 0 2 5 6 5 11 0 0 0 .226 .293 .358 .652
Inning 7-9   99 24 3 0 2 13 8 2 24 2 0 2 .242 .267 .333 .600
Extra Innings   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .273 .385 .273 .657
0 Outs   71 14 2 0 0 4 8 2 18 2 0 1 .197 .224 .225 .449
1 Outs   63 18 1 0 2 7 6 5 15 1 0 0 .286 .333 .397 .730
2 Outs   65 15 1 0 3 11 5 4 12 0 0 1 .231 .286 .385 .670
Scoring Position   45 10 0 0 2 16 4 5 13 3 0 0 .222 .283 .356 .639
Bases Empty   112 24 2 0 1 1 9 6 27 0 0 0 .214 .254 .259 .513
Runner on 1st   42 13 2 0 2 5 6 0 5 0 0 2 .310 .341 .500 .841
Runner on 2nd   10 3 0 0 1 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 .300 .364 .600 .964
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .067 .176 .067 .243
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 0 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
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   84 10 2 0 1 8 6 8 45 2 0 1 .119 .200 .179 .379
First Pitch   35 8 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .229 .263 .314 .577
Count 0-1   13 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .357 .385 .742
Count 0-2   15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 .067 .125 .067 .192
Count 1-0   23 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .348 .696
Count 1-1   20 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .350 .650
Count 1-2   23 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 11 0 0 0 .174 .174 .261 .435
Count 2-0   5 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .800 .800 2.000 2.800
Count 2-1   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-2   26 4 0 0 1 4 3 0 9 0 0 0 .154 .154 .269 .423
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .778 1.222
Full Count   20 1 0 0 0 2 1 8 14 2 0 0 .050 .300 .050 .350
Behind in Count   51 9 3 0 0 3 6 0 22 0 0 2 .176 .208 .235 .443
Ahead in Count   47 19 0 0 3 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 .404 .417 .596 1.012
Batting 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Batting 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Batting 4th   15 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .133 .133 .333 .467
Batting 5th   33 7 0 0 0 3 2 5 6 1 0 0 .212 .308 .212 .520
Batting 6th   21 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 .190 .190 .333 .524
Batting 7th   22 5 0 0 2 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 .227 .227 .500 .727
Batting 8th   61 19 4 0 1 8 9 5 9 1 0 0 .311 .358 .426 .784
Batting 9th   35 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 11 1 0 2 .171 .211 .171 .382
Low Leverage   97 23 3 0 2 7 7 5 25 1 0 1 .237 .279 .330 .609
Medium Leverage   51 12 0 0 1 6 7 3 11 2 0 1 .235 .281 .294 .575
High Leverage   51 12 1 0 2 9 5 3 9 0 0 0 .235 .278 .373 .650
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 24 117 199 47 4 0 5 22 19 11 2 3 45 0 1 .236 .279 .332 .611 70 74 0.2
Total MLB 316 677 156 21 1 20 77 55 43 3 8 133 1 3 .230 .276 .353 .629 88 89 1.9
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 63 10 43 0 0 43 0 1.000 193.0 2.01 +2.1 1.054
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 36 24 58 4 0 63 1 .984 234.1 2.38 +1.7 1.030
TOTAL LF 153 25 87 1 0 88 0 1.000 468.0 1.69 +3.6 1.028
TOTAL CF 14 11 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 89.0 2.43 -2.6 .868
TOTAL RF 139 112 232 6 0 242 4 .983 1035.2 2.07 +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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