Willi

Castro

2BAge : 29Bats : S

Willi Castro

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : S · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-08-24

Born in : Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Colorado Rockies	120	427	111	15	56	.260	.748
2025		120	402	91	11	33	.226	.679
2025	Chicago Cubs	34	100	17	1	6	.170	.485
2025	Minnesota Twins	86	302	74	10	27	.245	.742
2024	Minnesota Twins	158	558	138	12	60	.247	.716
2023	Minnesota Twins	124	358	92	9	34	.257	.750
2022	Detroit Tigers	112	365	88	8	31	.241	.651
2021	Detroit Tigers	125	413	91	9	38	.220	.624
2020	Detroit Tigers	36	129	45	6	24	.349	.931
2019	Detroit Tigers	30	100	23	1	8	.230	.624
Career totals		825	2752	679	71	284	.247	.705

ContractColorado Rockies payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 2 yrs · 2026–2027
Total value: 12.8 M$
AAV: 6.40 M$

2026
5.50 M$
Guaranteed
2027
7.30 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

wOBA

.330

xwOBA

.309

OPS

.748

AVG

.260

OBP

.331

RBI

477

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.7

Home runs

2026 WAR

0.7

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+1)

20232.4 WAR · 3.5 per full season
20242.9 WAR · 2.7 per full season
20250.6 WAR · 0.8 per full season
20260.7 WAR · 0.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

+1 · 29 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Replacement or prospect

CON: Contact; 61
POW: Power; 70
EYE: Eye; 68
SPD: Speed; 78
FLD: Fielding; 65
DUR: Durability; 74
EX: Experience; 75

Why these ratings?

CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

0.7

#200 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

26 / 100

#197 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

27 / 100

Surplus $0.4M · salary $6.4M

PAL: dimensions

Offense38

Power42

Discipline19

Speed53

Defense22

WAR, in runs

Batting-2.8

Baserunning-1.7

Fielding-5.1

Positional+1.4

Replacement+14.5

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

87.6 mi/h

27th percentile

Max exit velocity

112.1 mi/h

66th percentile

Barrels

8.0 %

52th percentile

Hard-hit

39.9 %

46th percentile

xBA

.236

29th percentile

Bat speed

72.8 mi/h

60th percentile

Sprint speed

28.1 pi/s

69th percentile

Outs above average

-6

17th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	COL	0.7	26	56	87.6	112.1	8.0	39.9	.236
2025	MIN	0.6	14	62	86.7	111.9	6.5	37.3	.234
2024	MIN	2.9	50	69	87.4	112.3	7.0	36.8	.242
2023	MIN	2.4	59	65	86.5	114.2	6.8	31.8	.229
2022	DET	0.8	20	60	84.8	111.7	3.5	31.4	.255
2021	DET	0.1	6	61	85.6	115.4	5.2	29.4	.236

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Aug 31	vs BAL	4	1	0	0	0	3	.260
Aug 30	@ ATL	4	0	0	0	0	2	.260
Aug 29	@ ATL	3	1	0	1	1	1	.263
Aug 28	@ ATL	4	1	0	1	0	0	.262
Aug 27	@ WSH	4	1	0	0	0	1	.262
Aug 26	@ WSH	2	0	0	0	3	0	.262
Aug 25	@ WSH	4	1	0	0	0	1	.264
Aug 24	@ WSH	4	1	1	1	0	1	.264
Aug 23	vs CLE	4	1	0	0	0	1	.264
Aug 22	vs CLE	4	1	0	0	0	2	.264