The Baltimore Orioles, which have several good prospects, are set to strengthen their starting lineup. Baltimore is seeking to recruit Luis Castillo (33).
The U.S. MLB Network reported on the 7th (Korea time) that Baltimore is discussing a Castillo trade with the Seattle Mariners.토토사이트
The Baltimore Orioles failed to catch Corbin Burns, 31, who was the ace player in the last season. Since then, the team has beefed up its starting lineup by recruiting Charlie Morton, 42. However, this is not enough.
To this end, Baltimore needs to recruit additional starting pitchers. It seems that the team has made a plan to recruit Castillo with strong pitching capability and place him on the top starting lineup.
Castillo, in his eighth year in the major leagues, pitched 175 1/3 innings in 30 games last season, going 11-12 with a 3.64 strikeout and 175 ERA.
His performance is down slightly from 2023. However, he is a veteran right-handed starter who has enough power to make the mound strong.
Seattle and Castillo have to sign a guarantee contract through the 2027 season. They will receive an annual salary of 24.15 million dollars for three years. They also have a mutual option of 25 million dollars for the 2028 season.
Currently, Seattle is building a starting mound that ranks among the top in the major leagues. It is followed by Castillo, George Kirby, Logan Gilbert, Bryce Miller and Brian Woo.
Among them, Castillo has the lowest trade value. This is due to his salary through the 2028 season and Castillo's age. It is not because of his pitching ability.
Attention is focusing on whether Castillo from Baltimore needs to recruit starting pitchers to advance to the postseason.