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26. Kervin Castro, SIRP Signed: July 2nd Period, 2015 from Venezuela (SFG) Age 23.0 Height 6′ 0″ Weight 210 Bat / Thr R / R FV 40 Tool Grades (Present/Future) Fastball Curveball Command Sits/Tops 60/60 50/55 30/40 93-96 / 98 Castro converted from catching to the mound late in his amateur career and while he hadn’t pitched outside of short-season ball entering the 2020 season, he was the talk of Instructional League and moved to a bullpen roll in order to hasten his advancement to the big leagues. Challenged with an assignment to Triple-A to enter the 2021 season, he excelled in short stints and ended the year with 10 scoreless appearances with the major league club. Nearly as wide as he is tall, Castro leans heavily on a two-pitch mix, with his bread and butter being a mid-90s fastball that can touch 98 mph and plays even better than the velocity thanks to vertical shape and rising action. He has a weird low-80s curve that features solid depth despite low-spin rates, but the pitch is highly inconsistent, flashing both plus and fringy. Unlike many ex-catchers on the mound, Castro has an easy arm action and repeats his delivery well. But while his control is solid, his command can be a bit spotty at times. He’ll likely break camp in the big leagues, and should have a long career as a seventh/eighth inning type.

De Jesus dfa

not a Clemens fan at all, but giving Koby 150 ABs is better than giving them to MM

LHR are next; does Chafin own a phone?

how crazy would it be if Conforto's shoulder is still screwed up and they have to carry an injured guy not named Correa around for the next 2 years? (not rooting for an injury)

down to Profar and DFA team: Dominic Smith and Brian Anderson and Edwin Rios and Jason Vosler

under contract for 2023 for $32M; Bob says LAD are going to release him; no one in MLB wants the headache

Dodgers will do what now?

Smyly back to Cubs 2/19M

the lack of power means he has to do a lot of other things to be impactful - he has the skills

no idea what the Cubs want. Soto is an obvious start as the Cubs have 2 LHPs on their 40 man roster; Wentz?; do they want Lange back? young pitching is always an asset. but Madrigal plays 2b and that's blocked for the Cubs. He is coming off an injury, so that going to be a calculated risk that he can come back. take away his speed and you have a problem.

he's on his honeymoon; where do think it is?

madness. I guess "there are no bad one year deals" - that should now be "there are no bad 2 year deals" 6.5M base with 3.0M incentives possible; so his 2022 season could earn him ... a raise!

ugh. a guy who could play 3 OF slots and be a backstop for Tork if he struggles. would have fit. But, I think any player should look at going to GABP for a bounceback year. tiny park. made Drury huge coin.

he was also touted as elite defender at 2b; with shift limitations, that may be more impactful; seems like a faster version of Polanco

appears that incoming GOP congressman is a fraud and secretly a heterosexual

couple of names to consider in trades that no one asked for: Baty - would cost a ton; long term piece hopefully Madrigal - zero power, but may have bat to ball skills Harris wants Josh Smith and Ezekiel Duran - blocked in Texas; Smith (LH) is wasted in LF Victor Robles - just 25, elite RH CF defender w/2 years of control left, would pair nicely with Greene (transitioning to a corner) and Parker Meadows (in 2024) Nolan Gorman - may K too much for Harris, but miscast as 2b Oswaldo Cabrera (SH) - miscast as OF Dominic Canzone - 3rd string LH 1b/OF in Arizona Eguy Rasario - blocked in SD, but a RH bat Vidal Brujan - over hyped prospect who has shown zero power/production in small samples; Metzler would have insights

crazy trying to predict what Mets will do. dumping McCann saved just a little bit of money. Are Escobar and and Carrasco really getting moved? dumping Ruf (3M) and Voglebach (just 1.5M) seem to be better choices. keeping EE, a SH who can play 2b and 3b and DH is better baseball choice IMO. Baty is still Harris's best target; will cost a lot; some combo of Soto, Lange, Manning, Olson, Madden, Wentz

Mendick hit LHP well last year

makes sense for Os when you have SH catcher; McCann can start 40-50 times a year when facing LHP (which he has hit very well against some years); allows Adley to DH and not get worn down; would not be surprised if he puts up over 1.0 WAR each year; a bargain for 2.5M

McCann to Baltimore; Os pick up $5M

no doubt. giants found yaz and wade this way

Feliciano is just part of the churn; as was Madris; neither of them will be on the 40

if the cost of Devers was 10/300 the Red Sox would have already signed him; you are about 4 years and 100M short

I found this interesting. We have ben talking about if Comerica appeals to pitchers and might turn off batters in free agency. For Lorenzen, the answer appears to be yes. Needs to be a balance, and overly simplistic, but if so they should be more focused on position players in the system, and more focused on pitching in free agency. Playing at spacious Comerica Park will help. “That was one of Scott’s selling points,” Lorenzen said. “We’re hoping those three-run homers stay in this year. That’s a big deal. Nice and cold. Big ballpark. Doesn’t sound fun for hitters, so I want to be a part of it.”