The White Sox Own Fabio...

[DrCrawdad]

Keep your eye on Fabio Castro, a little lefty in the White Sox's system who is having a solid winter in the Dominican Republic at just 19. He's been lightly pitched by the Sox thus far, going 21-7 in the low minors, working mostly as a reliever... - Phil Rogers, 12/25/04

Any comments on Fabio Castro?

[rdivaldi]

Well he's had some good success in the minors since breaking into the Dominican Summer League at age 17 then moving on to Rookie Ball and A ball the following year. Like Phildo said, he's been used almost exclusively as a reliever.

2002 (Dominican) 10- 2, 64.2 iP, 37 H, 23 BB, 89 K, 1.95 ERA
2003 (Bristol) 6- 2, 47.0 IP, 29 H, 19 BB, 59 K, 1.72 ERA
2003 (Kannapolis) 0- 2, 11 IP, 8 H, 5 BB, 16 K, 3.27 ERA
2004 (Kannapolis) 4- 0, 51 IP, 44 H, 23 BB, 44 K, 3.00 ERA
2004 (Winston-Salem) 1- 1, 7.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 9 K, 2.35 ERA

I don't know exactly what this kid throws, but most reports talk of him having a decent fastball in the high 80's/low 90's complemented with a good curve a a developing sinker. Sounds kind of like a Munoz clone....

[zach074]

Wow i thought we were talking about the guy with the long hair pitching for us.

[NonetheLoaiza]

future closer, possibly? or can they turn him into a starter?

[DrCrawdad]

Originally Posted by zach074

Wow i thought we were talking about the guy with the long hair pitching for us.

The Fabio pitching for the White Sox? Now there is a way to get the attention of many Cubbie fans.

[rdivaldi]

Originally Posted by NonetheLoaiza

future closer, possibly? or can they turn him into a starter?

I'm not sure. I bet they eventually try him as a starter a la Munoz, but he's a very little guy. My guess is that he's destined for the bullpen, I doubt he'll ever have the stuff to be a closer.

[santo=dorf]

I can't believe it's not (Jim) Parque!

[Whitesox029]

Originally Posted by zach074

Wow i thought we were talking about the guy with the long hair pitching for us.

I thought we were talking about the guy in the radio booth.

nope sorry that's Farmio

[FedEx227]

I can't believe it's not (Jim) Parque!

What a stud!

Whats he up to these days, you know ever since he completely forgot how to pitch?