The Royals have acquired infielder Diego Castillo from the Mets, in response to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He has been assigned to Triple-A Omaha. The log doesn’t specify what the Mets are receiving in return, but it surely appears more likely to be a money deal.
Castillo is a 27-year-old infielder and to not be confused with the 31-year-old pitcher of the same name, who’s within the Rockies’ system on a minor league deal. The infielder signed a minor league cope with the Mets within the offseason and has appeared in 13 Triple-A video games up to now this season. He has a tough .167/.217/.262 line, although it’s a tiny pattern of 46 plate appearances, and he has been held again by a .188 batting common in balls in play.
That efficiency in all probability didn’t assist his standing with the Mets. Moreover, the membership’s infield image is way stronger than it was to begin the yr. Jeff McNeil began the season on the injured record however has been again for a number of weeks now. Brett Baty has been heating up after a chilly begin. Luisangel Acuña is performing nicely sufficient as a bench piece. Ronny Mauricio can be again on the sphere and taking part in minor league video games after lacking 2024 as a consequence of a torn ACL.
For the Royals, each Michael Massey and Jonathan India are having tough years, so the second base manufacturing hasn’t been nice. The Royals have obtained a collective .217/.251/.280 line from the keystone this yr, with Massey taking a lot of the taking part in time. That ends in a wRC+ of 44, which places the Royals forward of simply the Rockies by way of offensive manufacturing from that place. They simply recalled Nick Loftin because the corresponding transfer for outfielder Hunter Renfroe being designated for task, so Castillo will maybe take up Loftin’s spot on the Omaha roster.
Although Castillo is off to a sluggish begin this yr, his minor league monitor file is strong. From the beginning of 2021 to the current, he has stepped to the plate 1,663 occasions on the farm with a 13.3% stroll charge, 14.9% strikeout charge, .278/.377/.418 line and 108 wRC+. Defensively, he has hung out in any respect 4 infield spots and the outfield corners. His main league batting line is barely .208/.257/.383, however that’s in a reasonably small pattern dimension of 292 plate appearances, most of which got here with the 2022 Pirates.
