Why Luis Castillo needs to be traded for

Luis Castillo has been having a rocky season up to this point, but we predict it will all change soon. He had a terrible start to the season, but he has been putting together a great two months to the season after those three starts. Today, we will be breaking down why you should trade for him and who you should trade for him.

So far this season in 65.1 innings pitched, Castillo has had 69 strikeouts, 18 walks, a 3.31 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. He also has a 1.0 WAR this season, and a 113 ERA+. The 3x All-Star had a rough start to the season, where his first three starts he had given up 12 earned runs and 18 strikeouts, all for -29 fantasy points. In these three games, he has given up 25 hits and pitched terrible. Since then, he has had a 4-2 record and has been a Cy Young candidate.

Castillo has been an excellent pitcher in his last couple of starts, which is why you need to trade for him. Currently, we would trade all of these pitchers for Luis Castillo:  Logan Gilbert, Reynaldo Lopez, Dylan Cease, Cole Ragans, Logan Webb, Zac Gallen, Mason Miller, Joe Ryan, and Sonny Gray. Castillo will be a great pitcher for the rest of the year, and he will most certainly be better in the next three months than 95% of those pitchers that I just named.

Article written by Jackson Corona