Possible fits: Mets, Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox, every other contender. Assuming that teams are comfortable with his shoulder's health - and bear in mind, he'd never been on the injured list before this spring - he should appeal to every contender seeking an above-average starting pitcher with another year of team control after this season. Castillo's fastball-changeup combination remains the key to his game, with the latter standing out as one of the best of its kind. He's done that while accumulating a would-be career-best 158 ERA+ in 12 starts. Castillo has since rebuilt his arm strength, clearing the way for his average fastball to clock in within 0.2 mph of last year's standard. He missed April with a sore throwing shoulder, and he then returned with reduced velocity. ![]() Castillo has a leg (or is it an arm?) up on the other top starting pitchers expected to be moved this deadline: he got his injury out of the way early.
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