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Luis Castillo on how he improved his change up


Luis Castillo's quiet confidence providing a spark for Seattle Mariners

"When I'm going against stellar pitchers, it kind of inspires me to be better," Castillo said. "I'm always going out there with the same ...

Reds Trade Luis Castillo To Mariners For Prospect Haul

He has long had a devastating fastball-changeup pairing, with a 96-98 mph fastball and a plus change, but his slider has steadily improved to ...

Luis Castillo was almost a Yankee, but now he may never be

Considering the waning reliability of his fastball, Castillo has leaned harder than ever on his changeup, throwing it a career-high 39.7 percent ...

Blue Jays: Circling back to Luis Castillo and Frankie Montas

Castillo is a true four-pitch pitcher, using his sinker, changeup, fastball, and slider all more than 20% of the time thus far in 2022. His four ...

Breaking down Seattle Mariners starter, Luis Castillo - Viva El Birdos

Even though the expected metrics say his four seamer is his best pitch, I still think Castillo's best offering is his famous changeup.

Meet: Luis Castillo - Twinkie Town

Historically he hits left handers better than right handers (something we're not used to at all), and has good speed. To switch things up, don't ...

Breaking Down the Luis Castillo Trade Return For the Reds

... his slider a bit too much, throwing it 46% of the time. If Stoudt can develop a sinker or improve the feel for his changeup, he should ...

Luis Castillo (pitcher, born 1992) - Wikipedia

Luis Miguel Castillo (born December 12, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made ...

Luis Castillo fans nine over six innings | 08/06/2024 | MLB.com

Luis Castillo fans nine batters over six innings of work in his start against the Tigers.

Luis Castillo and George Kirby are the Mariners' best hopes

Kirby's flagging stamina down the stretch is of concern, as is his youth, his less dramatic wipeout pitches compared to Castillo, and the fact ...

Mariners acquire All-Star starter Luis Castillo from Reds for four ...

"We see Luis Castillo as an impact, top of the rotation starter who's currently on top of his game," general manager Jerry Dipoto said in a ...

Mariners' Blockbuster Trade for Luis Castillo: 2 Years Later

... better second half, as he typically pitches better as the weather warms up. ... Yet, if he continues to hit well and improves his consistency, the Reds ...

M's Officially Going For It, Trade for SP Luis Castillo | U.S.S. Mariner

And that's even without considering injuries. So the M's have seen the best-case scenario for their rotation; Kirby steps up, everyone pitches ...

Luis Castillo Throws 47 Consecutive Fastballs - Ultimate Dominance

He just went out there and said, my stuff is better than yours and you can't hit me. Kind of the ultimate disrespect for the opposing team. He ...

Is Luis Castillo Possibly Available In A Trade? - Twins Daily

If Luis Castillo would waive his no-trade clause, Seattle could trade Castillo for a pre-arb impact bat to free up payroll to sign a free agent ...

Pitching at Altitude, Part 5: Changeups & Splitters - Purple Row

Castillo's raw changeup spin is actually on the high end for a cambio, at around 1900 RPM (not much lower than his sinker), but he creates ...

Luis Castillo feels that the mix-up of his pitches has been working

After striking out 8 batters through 7 innings, Luis Castillo feels that he ... his fastball has been improving.

Mets Trade Target: Luis Castillo

As I mentioned before, Castillo is my favorite non Mets pitchers. Mainly because of his change-up, as that's my favorite pitch. In 2020 his ...

Seattle Mariners Injury Updates: Luis Castillo to IL after early exit

Castillo headed to the 15 day IL with a grade 2 hamstring strain. Will receive a PRP shot today, M's say it is possible he could be ready in 15 ...

Mariners place starter Luis Castillo on the 15-day IL sidelining him ...

Seattle general manager Justin Hollander said Castillo was going to receive an injection in the hamstring in the hope of speeding up the healing ...