Anthony Castro Stats & Scouting Report

IP	9.2
ERA	1.86
WHIP	1.45
BB/9	8.38
SO/9	6.52

Full name Anthony Silfredo Castro
Born 04/13/1995 in Caracas, Venezuela
Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 191 / Bats: R / Throws: R
Debut 07/27/2020

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TRACK RECORD: It's been a slow rise for Castro in the Tigers' system after signing as a 16-year-old in 2011. It took him four seasons to reach full-season ball and he missed 2015 after having Tommy John surgery. He finally got on track post-surgery and spent of all 2019 at Double-A Erie.

SCOUTING REPORT: Castro uses a 93-97 mph fastball that has excellent cutting action. The pitch flashes plus-plus and misses bats. His curveball has slurve-like shape with two-plane break. While it's a weapon for him, he doesn't land it in the strike zone with frequency. His third offering is a changeup that is often firm, registering in the low-80s. Castro's had difficulty with his control and command; making it questionable that he can stick in a rotation.

THE FUTURE: Castro's cut fastball and slurve fit best in the bullpen. His arm is intriguing and helps him profile as a seventh-inning type.
Track Record: After signing as a 16-year-old in 2011, Castro’s career has been a slow burn. He took five seasons--albeit with a Tommy John surgery included--to reach full-season ball. He reached the upper levels for the first time in 2018 in a three-start shellacking at Double-A Erie at midseason before heading back to high Class A Lakeland.

Scouting Report: Castro sports a three-pitch mix, fronted by a fastball that works in the mid-90s. The best pitch of the arsenal is his changeup. Castro throws it with good arm action, and it has splitter movement that works down in the zone. His curveball projects as average in the future because it has solid depth and generates some swings and misses. Scouts like Castro’s mound presence and his competitive nature on the mound. He isn’t a strikeout machine, but moves the ball around effectively to get hitters out.

The Future: Having three quality pitches should help Castro to adjust to Double-A after his disappointing stint in 2018. Although his stuff might not crack a rotation, the profile should be suited for a long relief role.
Castro has been a slow developing prospect as he spent two years in the now-defunct Venezuelan Summer League and missed all of 2015 recovering from Tommy John surgery. He didn't make it to full-season ball until this year, but he showed promising stuff and some feel pitching for low Class A West Michigan. There's an impressive fluidity to Castro's delivery as one part flows smoothly into the next. At his best, Castro has a 92-96 mph fastball with plenty of life. It shows cut and tail, and he can work it to both sides of the plate. He also has a hard curveball that has a chance to be at least above-average. There are some evaluators who see it as a future plus pitch. Castro was left unprotected in the Rule 5 draft and went unpicked because he's still so far away. But he has the building blocks of a future back-end starter or useful reliever.

Scouting Reports

TRACK RECORD: It’s been a slow rise for Castro in the Tigers’ system after signing as a 16-year-old in 2011. It took him four seasons to reach full-season ball and he missed 2015 after having Tommy John surgery. He finally got on track post-surgery and spent of all 2019 at Double-A Erie.

SCOUTING REPORT: Castro uses a 93-97 mph fastball that has excellent cutting action. The pitch flashes plus-plus and misses bats. His curveball has slurve-like shape with two-plane break. While it’s a weapon for him, he doesn’t land it in the strike zone with frequency. His third offering is a changeup that is often firm, registering in the low-80s. Castro’s had difficulty with his control and command; making it questionable that he can stick in a rotation.

THE FUTURE: Castro’s cut fastball and slurve fit best in the bullpen. His arm is intriguing and helps him profile as a seventh-inning type.
TRACK RECORD: It's been a slow rise for Castro in the Tigers' system after signing as a 16-year-old in 2011. It took him four seasons to reach full-season ball and he missed 2015 after having Tommy John surgery. He finally got on track post-surgery and spent of all 2019 at Double-A Erie.

SCOUTING REPORT: Castro uses a 93-97 mph fastball that has excellent cutting action. The pitch flashes plus-plus and misses bats. His curveball has slurve-like shape with two-plane break. While it's a weapon for him, he doesn't land it in the strike zone with frequency. His third offering is a changeup that is often firm, registering in the low-80s. Castro's had difficulty with his control and command; making it questionable that he can stick in a rotation.

THE FUTURE: Castro's cut fastball and slurve fit best in the bullpen. His arm is intriguing and helps him profile as a seventh-inning type.