Phillies infielder Rodolfo Castro, who’s on optionally available project to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, is out for the season. Matt Gelb of the Athletic stories (on X) that Castro tore a ligament in his proper thumb and can miss the remainder of the 12 months.
It’s a minor hit to Philadelphia’s infield depth. Castro is on the 40-man roster however hasn’t performed for the Phils this season. The 25-year-old has spent many of the 12 months on the minor league injured checklist. He hasn’t hit nicely in 23 minor league contests and didn’t make a lot of an affect in 14 MLB video games for the Phils final 12 months.
A switch-hitter with some defensive flexibility, Castro performed in 180 video games over components of three seasons with the Pirates. Philadelphia acquired him in a one-for-one swap for left-hander Bailey Falter on the 2023 deadline. Falter has been a good back-end starter for the Bucs this 12 months, working to a 4.02 ERA throughout 21 appearances. Regardless that he wouldn’t have had a path to a rotation spot in Philly, that commerce labored out squarely in Pittsburgh’s favor.
The Phils may recall Castro and place him on the main league 60-day injured checklist in the event that they need to open a 40-man roster spot in some unspecified time in the future. It’s additionally doable they merely launch him to clear a 40-man opening. That is Castro’s final minor league choice 12 months, so the Phils would want to hold him on subsequent 12 months’s MLB roster or place him on waivers. He’s not a lock to carry his roster spot all offseason even when Philadelphia retains him for the rest of the 12 months.