Our very own SoxTalk poster Brandon McCarthy with a great start to the season as Kannapolis wins 3-1 yesterday - BMac with the win on six innings pitched, only two hits, one BB, and 6 K's.

Good Job BMAC

The recap says he kept getting stronger as the game went on and he finished the sixth by striking out the side.

 

Fabio Castro pitched two innings of one hit relief in the game as well.

 

Sweet outing Bmac

The recap says he kept getting stronger as the game went on and he finished the sixth by striking out the side.

 

Fabio Castro pitched two innings of one hit relief in the game as well.

 

Sweet outing Bmac

Castro should have a heck of a year this year. I really think he is primed to break out.

Castro should have a heck of a year this year. I really think he is primed to break out.

great news from out minor talent................

 

i am extremely happy that some are continuing to improve.

 

now for a question, who is castro and that is the take on him

Fabio Castro is a 19 year-old that was very good with Bristol last season out of the bullpen. He had a 1.72 ERA with 59 Ks and 19 BBs in 47 IP. He got called up to Kannapolis for a couple starts last season and posted a 3.27 ERA in those 2 starts with 16 Ks in 11 IP. He has the stuff to be a stud reliever and his early numbers tend to agree with that.

Fabio Castro is ranked as our 16th ranked prospect by Baseball America. He's a 19 year old lefty from the Dominican Republic, who pitched for the Bristol White Sox and the Kannapolis Intimidators last year. For Bristol, Fabio pitched in 19 games as a reliever and went 6-2 with a 1.72 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 47 innings. For Kannapolis, he made two starts and went 0-2 with a 3.27 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 11 innings. Here is what Baseball America had to say about him:

 

If his talent came in a bigger package, Castro already would have become a highly touted prospect. Don't be surprised if he emerges as one in the next couple of years. All the undersized lefthander has done for the last two years is get outs, first in the Rookie-level Domincan Summer League and then as an 18-year-old in the Appalachian League, where he faced mostly hitters coming from college. Castro has very good command of an 89-91 mph fastball, a breaking ball and a changeup. His secondary pitches need more consistency, as is typical with young pitchers. He made two late-season starts for in low Class A, impressing with his poise as much as his stuff. Should he catch a growth spurt, he could turn into a monster. He'll return to Kannapolis in 2004 and could get a full-time look as a starter.

DAMN.................

 

what a find, i sure hope jr gave his scouts a raise last yr........... they did a great job esp in the middle and late rounds.

 

 

how did he do in arz in fall or did he not make the squad

Castro and Reed are two guys I love in the organization (my profile proves that) I hope they both take that next step in Reed to the Majors and Castro to AA.

Sure hope he does better next time...... the one walk is unacceptable!

Some of our minor - league pitchers hav had really good 1st outings, nice to see B-Mac following da trend.