Mario
Castillo

01.16.17
5-foot-7, 170-pound, strong frame. The right-handed hitter starts from a tall, narrow stance with quiet rhythm. Rocks back slightly to start his load with his hands moving down and back. Castillo creates good leverage with a leg-kick, lands balanced with his hands back, firing his lower half with good energy. Hand path is on-plane with slight lift to produce a gap-to-gap line drives during batting practice and an exit velocity of 81 mph off a tee. On the infield, the second baseman shows average footwork with good glove action and clean exchanges. Throws from a high-¾ slot across the diamond at 76 mph. Behind the plate, Castillo shows smooth footwork clean exchanges and rhythm on his throws to second base. His pop times ranged from 2.01-2.1 with accuracy at 72 mph. Ran a 7.97 60-yard dash.

11.19.16
Listed at 5-foot-8, 165-pounds. The right-handed hitter put on a show at the Prospect Select Showcase Tournament. Castillo posted three home runs and several doubles hitting the ball on the barrel in just about every at-bat. Two of his home runs came in the playoffs including his last in the championship game, along with a double to start the game. Castillo finished the game with two rbi.