Castillo's Command: Can He Truly Dominate the Marlins?

I was shocked at the Mariners last season. They were in the postseason hunt despite literally having the worst offense in baseball. No team struck out more and I don’t think any team scored fewer runs. Maybe there were a couple that scored fewer, but they were definitely near or at the bottom. This season doesn’t look all that much better as they are only hitting .229 for the year. They do have 113 runs, which is better than some teams, and they have 34 homers which is pretty high. However, the pitching staff is also not throwing as well as they did last year. So slight improvement for the offense, and a reduction in effectiveness from pitching basically leaves them in the same spot as last season. One pitcher who has struggled so far is tonight’s starter, Luis Castillo. Castillo is a guy I’ve supported for a long time. He is 2-2 with a 4.44 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP. He can certainly pitch better than this. He has shown signs of it, but just one quality start this season is something he needs to improve on. Only Jesus Sanchez has faced him and Sanchez is 3-for-9 with two doubles. 

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