It is worth noting that even though the Mets had only played one game between Castro appearances, 4 days had passed between the two appearances. Castro’s next appearance was in the Mets 6th game of the season, pitching in the 5th and 6th innings of the first game of a doubleheader. And then again, in the 7th inning of the Mets 4th game of the season, their home opener, this time with the Mets 1-run down to the Marlins. And there he was again in the 7th inning of game 2, just after the Mets opened up a lead against the Phillies. Still, there he was on the Mets opening night, in the 7th inning of a tight ballgame against the Phillies. With so much focus on Edwin Diaz, Jeurys Familia, Dellin Betances, Robert Gsellman, and Seth Lugo, as well as newly-acquired Trevor May and Aaron Loup, there just wasn’t much expectation that the Mets would be regularly relying on Miguel Castro. So it’s not hard to understand why many considered him an after-thought when judging the team’s bullpen during spring training. In other words, for a reliever with shut-down stuff, he doesn’t have much of a history of shutting teams down. While Castro struck out 14 batters in just 9 innings, he also yielded 11 hits, 8(!) walks, and 4 earned runs.Ĭastro entered this season with a career WHIP (Walks+Hits per Innings Pitched) of almost 1.5, and a 4.6 walks per 9 innings. Still, his 10 Mets games in 2020 were similar to the 220 previous games he pitched in stints with the Blue Jays, Rockies, and Orioles. Truthfully, the Mets were more than a Castro away from the postseason, and their sub-.500 record was not his fault. The fact that those seasons were marked by uninspiring ERAs and wildness was not enough to deter the Mets from taking a chance. Smith is probably another year or two away from pitching in the majors, while Castro already had 5+ seasons under his belt. When the Mets obtained relief pitcher Miguel Castro from the Orioles for a minor league starting pitcher named Kevin Smith at least year’s trade deadline, it was described as a win-now move. Are the Mets crazy for regularly relying on him late in games? Since his 2015 Major League debut, Miguel Castro has been considered a pitcher with a great deal of talent that has never been able to consistently put it all together, leading to a mostly mediocre career.
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