Diamondbacks Re-Sign Jose Castillo To Minor League Dea

The D-Backs are bringing back lefty reliever on a minor league deal, reports Daniel lvarez-Montes of El Extrabase ( ). Castillo, a client of OL Baseball Group, will get a non-roster invite to MLB camp. Castillo sticks in the organization for a second season. He spent last year with the Snakes top affiliate in Reno. He mi sed the first half Cedi Osman Jersey of the year to injury and was limited to 21 appearances. He to sed 20 2/3 innings of 4.35 ERA ball in a very tough park for pitchers. Castillo fanned a decent 24.4% of opponents against an 8.1% walk rate. His fastball averaged 94.3 MPH, a tick below the level he showed with the Padres in 2023. That generally solid performance wasnt enough to get a big league look with the Snakes a year ago. Still, Castillo sufficiently impre sed the front office to get another non-roster invite. While he didnt reach the majors last year, he pitched in parts of four seasons with San Diego. The Venezuelan-born southpaw has a 4.24 ERA in 40 1/3 big league innings. , and are the three lefty relievers on Arizonas 40-man roster. and could work in long relief or as rotation depth. Puk will pitch in high leverage spots, while the soft-to sing Mantiply has been a steady contributor in the middle innings. Nelson mi sed almost all of last season after undergoing surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome, so he could find himself on the roster bubble in Spring Training. will be an option midway through the season. Hell remain on the restricted list into June after being i sued a one-year suspension for betting on MLB games while he was in the low minors. Collin Sexton Jersey