FACTS/FLUKES: Castillo, Machado, Bell, Hendricks, and E. Escobar
Aug 18 2020
Castillo eyes next gear... When Derrick Boyd discussed Luis Castillo (RHP, CIN) in January, he noted that he had the skills to be a staff's ace. Through 23 IP, the right-hander has 31 strikeouts, a 3.91 ERA, and 1.43 WHIP. What have his early results offered?
Year IP ERA/xERA Ctl Dom Cmd Ball% SwK Vel G/L/F H%/S% HR/F/xHR/F ==== === ========= === ==== === ===== ==== ==== ======== ===== ========== 2017 89 3.12/3.26 3.2 9.9 3.1 37% 13.2 97.5 59/12/29 26/76 17%/ 11% 2018 170 4.30/3.77 2.6 8.8 3.4 35% 13.9 95.8 46/22/32 29/70 18%/ 19% 2019 191 3.40/3.47 3.7 10.7 2.9 39% 16.4 96.5 55/18/27 27/74 18%/ 15% 2020 23 3.91/3.18 3.1 12.1 3.9 N/A 17.4 97.5 ...
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