Castillo, gotten from the Rays in the three-team smash hit that sent out Wil Myers to San Diego and Trea Turner to D.C., was exceptional in his 2018 debut project. After pitching to a combined 2.05 ERA in 26 1/3 innings in between Double-A and Triple-A, he got the call to the major leagues and worked to a 3.29 ERA with a 52-to-12 K/BB ratio in 38 1/3 frames for the Padres. Armed with a fastball that averages 95 mph and a slider that has actually bewildered left- and right-handed hitters alike, Castillo generated a hearty 14 percent swinging-strike rate that season and looked to be on his way to establishing himself as a quality long-lasting piece in the Friars relief corps.
Padres left-hander Jose Castillo will miss out on roughly six weeks after being identified with a teres major pressure, manager Jayce Tingler informed reporters Thursday (Twitter link via Dennis Lin of The Athletic). The 24-year-old southpaw exited Wednesdays intrasquad video game with what the group at first described a possible lat injury.
The six-week lack could sideline Castillo for nearly half the truncated 2020 season, and Tingler acknowledged that it might take him out of the 2020 equation totally. ” Were going to require some breaks for him to return to play this year,” the manager said. ” Were going to stay optimistic.”
That may still prove to be the case, however its hard not to have some degree of issue with the arm injuries that have already started to pile up for the promising young lefty. Drew Pomeranz, Matt Strahm, Adrian Morejon and likely 5th starter Joey Lucchesi are the just other southpaws on the Padres 40-man roster, although the teams 60-man player swimming pool consists of non-roster a trio of lefties: Joey Cantillo, 2018 first-round choice Ryan Weathers and uber-prospect MacKenzie Gore, who might eventually push for a spot in the rotation in 2020.
Itll be the 2nd straight season with a notable injury for Castillo, who was restricted to 8 2/3 innings between Triple-A and the Majors in 2015. He opened the 2019 season on the IL due to a flexor strain and suffered a torn ligament in his hand in his only huge and first league appearance in 2015.
