Phillies fill 40-man list, guarantee Diego Castillo from the Yankees
Envision the day when the Phillies making news by adding a player with a .205/.250/.380 vocation line in more than 280 plate appearances qualified as fairly significant news. Here in the trudge that is the prior week spring preparing, it qualifies as precisely that.
Castillo is known for everything except hitting, having played five guarded positions with the Privateers in 2022 and in any event, getting to pitch a piece for Pittsburgh, getting to confront Attractive Dave Robertson.
Do you believe Castillo still has a minor league option without looking?
Yep he does.
Proceeding with their group of snatching light hitting, yet protective flexible players that once played in Pittsburgh, the Phillies added a touch of profundity to their small time association at the upper level minors in Castillo. Assuming that you’re searching for a silver lining to the group adding him, it’s that he hit very well in 2023 in Reno, the Diamondbacks AAA offshoot, setting up a .313/.431/.410 line in 556 plate appearances there (however the hitting climate should be considered). He’s been in a few groups currently this offseason thanks to the waivers cycle, yet until further notice, he’ll have some place to go once spring preparing begins.
In any case, it can’t damage to stash him in that frame of mind on the off chance that something happens to a player on the list. It is superior to rushing up a minor leaguer who is not prepared for the major leagues.
