Yes.
Yes.
"I hate to advocate chemicals, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone... But they've always worked for me."
-Hunter S. Thompson
What I really like about this video is that he gets the ball and is ready.
An average of around 20 seconds between pitches (and less than five after the batter is ready).
Here's a short video of Castillo blowing away a hitter yesterday with his fastball.
https://twitter.com/EscogidoBBClub/s...94296137134082
"Luis' changeup is a plus big-league pitch," catcher Joe Hudson said. "That's his pitch, that's his go-to."
The awe-inspiring offering nearly earned Cincinnati's No. 5 prospect a milestone Sunday afternoon, but ultimately, it cost him a victory."He was on top of his game, he pitched in and out. He pitched down in the zone, he pitched up in the zone," Blue Wahoos pitching coach Danny Darwin said. "He had a big-league changeup and threw some very good sliders."https://www.milb.com/milb/news/cinci...98/t-185364810Hudson and Darwin agreed Castillo's changeup is most effective when used as a complement to a sinking 70-grade fastball while working both sides of the plate.
"It's really amazing," the backstop said. "He can throw it in there for a strike and he can get a guy to chase. It helps when you can throw upper-90s with the fastball as well."
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
I went into the series here at Jax hoping to see Mahle and wouldn't mind seeing Castillo. But I left more excited about Castillo.
Bud Selig: "I'm the worst commissioner ever"
Rob Manfred: "Hold my beer"
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Edd Roush (06-20-2017),OnBaseMachine (06-19-2017),REDREAD (06-21-2017)
I would say no, but only because I was already so high on his potential (and he's not disappointed on those expectations).
Bud Selig: "I'm the worst commissioner ever"
Rob Manfred: "Hold my beer"
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