Luis Castillo
P
Seattle Mariners
+2.2
WAR
Age 33
RHP
6'2" / 200 lbs
MLB
Svc 9.0 · Ctrl thru 2026
peak 2.2 · 2026
ERA3.86
FIP4.10
xFIP3.93
SIERA4.07
K%23.1%
BB%6.5%
K-BB%16.6%
IP163
trajectory · 10 yrs
2.2peak
2026
K†6060
FB Velo
p5895.1
Whiff%
p5125.4%
K%
p4321.1%
xwOBA vs
p110.358
SI (18%)
CH-1.8 (10%)
FB-2.2 (63%)
SL-2.4 (26%)
Career (MLE) + Projections
Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | GS | IP | BF | K | BB | HR | K% | BB% | HR% | ERA | FIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 | A+ | Jupiter Hammerheads | 35 | 16 | 107 | 446 | 94 | 33 | 4 | 15.8% | 8.6% | 1.2% | 3.20 | 3.54 | +2.1 |
| 2016 | 23 | AA | Jacksonville Suns | 26 | 24 | 132 | 520 | 103 | 25 | 3 | 15.3% | 5.5% | 0.7% | 2.26 | 2.87 | +3.6 |
| 2017 | 24 | MLB | Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 29 | 170 | 676 | 179 | 44 | 16 | 24.2% | 6.7% | 2.2% | 2.86 | 3.11 | +4.2 |
| 2018 | 25 | MLB | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 31 | 170 | 708 | 165 | 48 | 28 | 23.3% | 6.8% | 3.4% | 4.30 | 3.87 | +2.7 |
| 2019 | 26 | MLB | Cincinnati Reds | 32 | 32 | 191 | 781 | 226 | 79 | 22 | 28.9% | 10.1% | 2.8% | 3.40 | 3.47 | +4.0 |
| 2020 | 27 | MLB | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 12 | 70 | 292 | 89 | 24 | 5 | 30.5% | 8.2% | 1.5% | 3.21 | 2.42 | +2.1 |
| 2021 | 28 | MLB | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 33 | 188 | 803 | 192 | 71 | 19 | 23.9% | 8.8% | 2.2% | 3.98 | 3.41 | +4.0 |
| 2022 | 29 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 28 | 28 | 161 | 660 | 183 | 53 | 13 | 27.2% | 7.3% | 2.1% | 2.86 | 2.88 | +4.4 |
| 2023 | 30 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 33 | 33 | 197 | 802 | 219 | 56 | 28 | 27.3% | 7.0% | 3.5% | 3.34 | 3.61 | +3.8 |
| 2024 | 31 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 30 | 30 | 175 | 719 | 175 | 45 | 25 | 24.3% | 6.3% | 3.6% | 3.64 | 3.80 | +3.0 |
| 2025 | 32 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 32 | 32 | 181 | 745 | 162 | 46 | 23 | 21.7% | 6.2% | 3.0% | 3.54 | 3.69 | +3.3 |
| ▸ 2026 Season | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 33 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 4 | 4 | 18 | 88 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 19.3% | 8.0% | 1.1% | 5.40 | 3.10 | +0.4 |
| ROS | 33 | MLB | CIN | 24 | 24 | 133 | 561 | 128 | 38 | 16 | 22.9% | 6.8% | 2.9% | 3.47 | 3.63 | +2.5 |
| 2026 Total | 33 | MLB | CIN | — | — | 151 | 649 | 145 | 45 | 17 | 22.4% | 7.0% | 2.7% | 3.71 | 3.57 | +3.0 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging | ||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 34 | MLB | CIN | 24 | 24 | 134 | 564 | 124 | 40 | 17 | 22.1% | 7.0% | 3.0% | 4.03 | 4.15 | +1.7 |
| 2028 | 35 | MLB | CIN | 21 | 21 | 117 | 494 | 105 | 36 | 15 | 21.3% | 7.2% | 3.1% | 4.19 | 4.30 | +1.3 |
| 2029 | 36 | MLB | CIN | 19 | 19 | 102 | 430 | 88 | 32 | 14 | 20.5% | 7.5% | 3.2% | 4.35 | 4.46 | +1.0 |
| 2030 | 37 | MLB | CIN | 16 | 16 | 88 | 371 | 73 | 29 | 12 | 19.7% | 7.8% | 3.4% | 4.52 | 4.64 | +0.6 |
| 2031 | 38 | MLB | CIN | 14 | 14 | 75 | 317 | 66 | 23 | 11 | 20.9% | 7.3% | 3.5% | 4.54 | 4.55 | +0.5 |
| 2032 | 39 | MLB | CIN | 12 | 12 | 64 | 271 | 54 | 21 | 10 | 20.0% | 7.6% | 3.6% | 4.66 | 4.74 | +0.2 |
| ▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected) | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 325 | 304 | 1758 | 7240 | 1738 | 537 | 183 | 24.0% | 7.4% | 2.5% | 3.39 | 3.40 | +37.9 | ||
| / 200 IP | — | 37 | 35 | 200 | 824 | 198 | 61 | 21 | 24.0% | 7.4% | 2.5% | 3.39 | 3.40 | +4.3 | ||
Career Path Comps
What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection
| Profile at Match Age | Next 3 Yrs | Career | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Age | Role | FIP | K% | BB% | HR/BF | BABIP | FIP | K% | K-BB% | IP | ΔFIP | Low FIP | IP | Match |
| Luis Castillo (OGILVIE) | — | — | 4.01 | 24.3% | 6.5% | 3.2% | — | 4.29 | 21.4% | 14.1% | 352 | +0.28 | — | — | — |
| Cory Riordan R 2023 · 4.21 FIP | 30 | SP | 4.21 | 14.3% | 5.0% | 3.1% | .341 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.21 | 154 | 39 |
| Kyle Davies R 2024 · 3.55 FIP | 31 | SP | 3.55 | 13.8% | 6.1% | 1.5% | .301 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.55 | 153 | 39 |
| Alfredo Simon R 2027 · 4.65 FIP | 34 | SP | 4.65 | 14.3% | 8.2% | 3.1% | .289 | 5.60 | 12.3% | 2.7% | 74 | +0.95 | 4.65 | 261 | 39 |
| Tomoyuki Sugano R 2028 · 4.89 FIP | 35 | SP | 4.89 | 15.7% | 5.0% | 4.5% | .279 | 5.58 | 19.0% | 14.2% | 17 | +0.69 | 4.89 | 174 | 38 |
| Miguel González R 2026 · 4.60 FIP | 33 | SP | 4.60 | 14.6% | 7.7% | 3.2% | .285 | 6.86 | 7.6% | -1.5% | 12 | +2.26 | 3.76 | 469 | 38 |
| Matt Buschmann R 2025 · 4.83 FIP | 32 | SP | 4.83 | 12.8% | 8.4% | 3.2% | .325 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.02 | 277 | 38 |
| Jason Hammel R 2026 · 4.51 FIP | 33 | SP | 4.51 | 20.8% | 7.7% | 4.0% | .262 | 4.24 | 17.1% | 11.3% | 307 | -0.27 | 3.34 | 645 | 37 |
| Jarrett Grube R 2026 · 3.71 FIP | 33 | SP | 3.71 | 18.7% | 4.2% | 3.0% | .285 | 4.61 | 17.3% | 9.6% | 253 | +0.90 | 3.71 | 393 | 37 |
| John Lackey R 2029 · 3.56 FIP | 36 | SP | 3.56 | 19.5% | 5.4% | 2.6% | .291 | 4.31 | 22.3% | 15.4% | 359 | +0.75 | 3.56 | 577 | 36 |
| Jake Peavy R 2027 · 4.07 FIP | 34 | SP | 4.07 | 17.3% | 5.7% | 3.1% | .278 | 4.39 | 19.6% | 12.9% | 119 | +0.32 | 4.07 | 262 | 36 |
| Yovani Gallardo R 2025 · 4.28 FIP | 32 | SP | 4.28 | 14.9% | 9.6% | 2.2% | .312 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.91 | 577 | 36 |
| Daniel McCutchen R 2026 · 4.81 FIP | 33 | SP | 4.81 | 10.8% | 5.9% | 3.4% | .353 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.32 | 287 | 35 |
| Kyle Lohse R 2029 · 5.01 FIP | 36 | SP | 5.01 | 16.2% | 6.0% | 4.6% | .309 | 5.01 | 14.8% | 8.8% | 59 | +0.00 | 5.01 | 211 | 35 |
| Homer Bailey R 2026 · 4.00 FIP | 33 | SP | 4.00 | 21.4% | 7.5% | 3.2% | .297 | 4.38 | 20.0% | 11.0% | 52 | +0.38 | 4.00 | 509 | 35 |
| Chris Leroux R 2025 · 4.06 FIP | 32 | SP | 4.06 | 13.5% | 8.0% | 2.0% | .299 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.06 | 219 | 35 |
| Ubaldo Jiménez R 2026 · 5.00 FIP | 33 | SP | 5.00 | 21.5% | 9.0% | 4.7% | .325 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.63 | 469 | 35 |
| Donovan Hand R 2024 · 4.54 FIP | 31 | SP | 4.54 | 12.5% | 6.8% | 3.0% | .328 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.31 | 237 | 34 |
| Jake Arrieta R 2026 · 4.21 FIP | 33 | SP | 4.21 | 18.5% | 8.1% | 3.0% | .308 | 5.12 | 17.4% | 8.8% | 143 | +0.91 | 2.06 | 1,046 | 34 |
| Garrett Richards R 2026 · 4.46 FIP | 33 | SP | 4.46 | 18.6% | 9.6% | 3.1% | .328 | 3.23 | 19.5% | 12.5% | 43 | -1.23 | 2.27 | 577 | 34 |
| Miles Mikolas R 2026 · 3.72 FIP | 33 | SP | 3.72 | 19.0% | 4.8% | 2.9% | .247 | 4.34 | 15.9% | 11.5% | 529 | +0.62 | 3.13 | 1,196 | 34 |
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status FA
MLB Debut 2017
Service 9.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through 2026
First FA Year 2027
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | Ext / FA-deal | $17M | +2.2 | $18M | +$0.6M |
| Totals | $17M | $18M | +$0.6M | ||