Ivan Castillo

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked San Diego Padres #28 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: The younger brother of former Cubs pitcher Lendy Castillo, Ivan bounced around a bit before finding his footing. He signed with the Indians in 2011, was drafted by the Blue Jays in the minor league phase of the 2017 Rule 5 Draft and signed with the Padres as a minor league free agent in 2019. He found his third organization was the charm and won the Texas League batting title (.313) at Double-A Amarillo in 2019. His only 2020 action came in the Dominican Winter League, where he hit .273 with a .360 on-base percentage.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: A late bloomer, Castillo has found his niche as a reliable player who isn’t flashy but gets the job done. He’s the rare switch-hitter who is productive from both sides of the plate, although he is stronger righthanded. He handles velocity, rarely strikes out and has tremendous instincts in the batter’s box. Castillo lacks power and rarely walks, but he consistently gets the bat to the ball and finds a way to get on base. Castillo’s average speed plays up with his excellent baserunning skills, helping him be successful on 74% of stolen base attempts in his career. He is a tick above average defender at second base and shortstop with an average arm, and he has also played third base, center field and left field.
  
  THE FUTURE: Castillo has the well-rounded skillset to be a potential utilityman. He’ll begin 2021 at Triple-A El Paso.

• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: The younger brother of former Cubs pitcher Lendy Castillo, Ivan bounced around a bit before finding his footing. He signed with the Indians in 2011, was drafted by the Blue Jays in the minor league phase of the 2017 Rule 5 Draft and signed with the Padres as a minor league free agent in 2019. He found his third organization was the charm and won the Texas League batting title (.313) at Double-A Amarillo in 2019. His only 2020 action came in the Dominican Winter League, where he hit .273 with a .360 on-base percentage.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: A late bloomer, Castillo has found his niche as a reliable player who isn’t flashy but gets the job done. He’s the rare switch-hitter who is productive from both sides of the plate, although he is stronger righthanded. He handles velocity, rarely strikes out and has tremendous instincts in the batter’s box. Castillo lacks power and rarely walks, but he consistently gets the bat to the ball and finds a way to get on base. Castillo’s average speed plays up with his excellent baserunning skills, helping him be successful on 74% of stolen base attempts in his career. He is a tick above average defender at second base and shortstop with an average arm, and he has also played third base, center field and left field.
  
  THE FUTURE: Castillo has the well-rounded skillset to be a potential utilityman. He’ll begin 2021 at Triple-A El Paso.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: The younger brother of former Cubs pitcher Lendy Castillo, Ivan bounced around a bit before finding his footing. He signed with the Indians in 2011, was drafted by the Blue Jays in the minor league phase of the 2017 Rule 5 Draft and signed with the Padres as a minor league free agent in 2019. He found his third organization was the charm and won the Texas League batting title (.313) at Double-A Amarillo in 2019. His only 2020 action came in the Dominican Winter League, where he hit .273 with a .360 on-base percentage.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: A late bloomer, Castillo has found his niche as a reliable player who isn’t flashy but gets the job done. He’s the rare switch-hitter who is productive from both sides of the plate, although he is stronger righthanded. He handles velocity, rarely strikes out and has tremendous instincts in the batter’s box. Castillo lacks power and rarely walks, but he consistently gets the bat to the ball and finds a way to get on base. Castillo’s average speed plays up with his excellent baserunning skills, helping him be successful on 74% of stolen base attempts in his career. He is a tick above average defender at second base and shortstop with an average arm, and he has also played third base, center field and left field.
  
  THE FUTURE: Castillo has the well-rounded skillset to be a potential utilityman. He’ll begin 2021 at Triple-A El Paso.