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On the Farm - San Antonio
Written by Steve Adler   
Monday, 08 March 2010 10:34
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Simon CastroProper Name: Simon Alfonseca Castro
Born: April 9, 1988 in San Jose de los Llanos, Dominican Republic
High School:
Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 210
Bats: R Throws: R

Biography: 2009 Provided by MadFriars

Castro threw a seven-inning no-hitter on August 18, 2009 versus Dayton – the first in Fort Wayne franchise history.

Simon Castro went 10-6 with a 3.33 ERA across 28 games, including 27 starts with the Fort Wayne TinCaps. In 140.1 innings, he allowed 118 hits, walked 37 and struck out 157. He held the opposition to a .228 average. The opposition stole 14 bases off him in 22 attempts. He allowed nine homers, hit 10 batters, tossed 15 wild pitches, and induced three double play grounders. The opposition hit .263 off him in 118 at-bats with runners in scoring position. Castro led the Midwest League in strikeouts and was fifth in ERA. Castro was 10th in the entire minor leagues in strikeouts and eighth in strikeouts per nine innings pitched.

 

Year Age
Team G W L IP TBF H 2B 3B HR R ER BB K ERA WHIP RA9
2007
Rookie AZL Padres 14 2 6 50.2 249 60 13 2 4 48 32 30 55 5.68 1.77 8.53
2008
A- Eugene 15 2 3 65.1 289 54 10 1 3 35 29 29 64 4.00 1.27 4.82
2009 21 A Fort Wayne 28 10 6 140.1 574 118 23 2 9 61 52 37 157 3.33 1.10 3.91

*Provided by Firstinning.com

See him pitch in Spring Training against the Mariners:

Simon Castro Video #1

Simon Castro Video #2

 

Comments  

 
# briankoke 2010-03-10 23:12
Castro looked good today. He could be jumping up prospect lists and levels fast.
 

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